Today we finished up our presentations and talked about our projects.
1920’s Projects
Fads- jazz music, eating goldfish, PEZ, pogo sticks, flagpole sitting, dancing marathons, Coca Cola, vacuum cleaners, Miss America beauty pageants, time magazine,
Games- sorry, monopoly, baseball, hopskotch, cowboys and indians, lincoln logs,
Slang- Bee’s Knees/ Cat’s Meow, Beat it, Crush, Dough, Heebie Jeebies, Kisser
Foods- hostess, processed foods, ketchup, ice cream cones, jello and fruit, caramel corn, cakes, fast food introduced, A&W, white castle,
Prohibition- outlawed making, selling, and distribution of alcohol, speakeasies were formed for hidden parties, called speakeasy because people weren't supposed to talk about it, 18th amendment banned transportation and sale of alcohol, was repealed by 21st amendment,
Movies and stuff- Warners Brothers, Metro Goldwyn Mier, William Fox, Paramount Picture, Wizard of Oz, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
Popular Toys and Games- jacks, horseshoes, yo yo's, crossword puzzles, Mah Jongg, lots of card games,
Radio Networks- RCA(radio corp. of america), CBS, MUTUAL, ABC, Jazz would be played and companies would hire bands to play on the radio and have the name of the band be the company name for advertising, comic strips would be read over radio,
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