1. Guided Notes
Notes for Radio:
In the 1920s _____ became a popular form of entertainment.
Who patented the first radio?
KDKA made the first radio broadcast for public consumption on November 2nd, 1920. What
event was the broadcast reporting on?
By 1922, radio sales were estimated at $60 million dollars and there were already ______ radio
stations across the country.
Radios cost from $______ to $_______.
The most expensive radios cost is equivalent to how much today?
Programming became more diversified and provided the following genres:
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
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__________ (This was the most popular programming by the end of the decade)
How did radio drastically change Americans home life?
Radio helped develop a national _______ for the first time across the nation.
List at least 3 of the criticisms that people had of the effects of radio:
1. ______________
2. ______________
3. ______________
How did the invention of radio change American culture?
Draw an image of how radio changed Americans home life:
2. Notes for Movie Industry:
Who is this?
Most movies were ______ films until The Jazz Singer.
Movies and Radios effected popular culture by creating common ________, common ________,
common _______, heroes, and reinforced __________ ____________.
Show me what you think!
What was the most important effect of the radio and movie industry?
Do these industries have an important role in popular culture today? (Provide examples)
Do you think advertising in radio broadcasts and movies had an impact on people’s spending
habits? Why? Does this still happen today?
Create a scenario to demonstrate how radio and movies affect popular culture in the 1920s,
and a scenario to demonstrate how radio, podcasts, TV, and movies affect popular culture
today.
