Advanced American History
Our examination of the 1920's begins today with a discussion of the 1920's as both a period of great prosperity and significant frustration. Standardized mass production coupled with higher wages at the beginning of the decade led to the development of a great age of consumerism. People with more money and free time demanded the new technologies of the decade, and this demand led to factories employing more people.
Despite this economic boom, many were uncomfortable with the pace of modernization, and traditional rural patters were being upset by urban influences and new technologies.
Radio broadcasting from the University of Wisconsin Fieldhouse during a basketball game -- 1922
courtesy wisc.edu
American History
Today's class focused on an introduction to some of the events and people in the "Age of Wonderful Nonsense"....the 1920's. From politicians like Calvin Coolidge to sports stars like Babe Ruth to heroes like Charles Lindbergh, modern America was born in the 1920's.
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