GCSE History

during the 1920's the average pay of industrial workers :

Much of the extra income was

like cars , radios , vacuum cleaners , irons and refrigerators were

by 1929 ..... million homes had radios

over ...... thousand people bought refrigerators. As more of these goods were sold , more jobs were created

by 1929 more than ..... milion people owned shares

there was a great deal of confidence in Anmerica at this time which meant that

The American public had the confidence to spen their money and buy goods on credit , which helped to

for many people the 1920's were exciting years , often called the ....... ..... or the ..... ..... . after suffering the great war , many americans simply wanted to enjoy themselves . cheap motorcars and other consumer goods helped

women gained fae greater ...... in the 1920's . they were given the right to vote in ....... . the boom years of the 1920's gave women greater ..... ..... . ...... .... freed women from many domestic chores . They were also starting ty hasve greater ..... freedom . During the war women had traditionally done jobs which had traditrionally belonged to ..... . Now they bagan to want the same freedom as men . Young women , ....... , rebelled against the ...... and ...... , which their parents tried to impose on them

flappers

there were many objections from the older people to the flappers and an

....... became a major industry in prosperous America

the film industry ..... .... , its centre being ......

cinemas were built in ...... ..... to show the films

many dance halls were built as

also .... ..... , especially ....... , became popular . All these provided many new jobs

the young were able to listen and dance to ne forms of music . ....... was the most popular music of the 19120's with usicans like .... ..... , ....... .... and ....... making big money out of nightclu performances and from records . ...... and ...... brought this music into American homes . new dances went with new music . the ...... , ..... .... , ..... .... and ..... replaced dances like the waltz

in search for fun millions of people went in for

crazes included

the 1920's was a golden age for sport . vast crowds would attend baseball matches , ...... tournaments and ..... contests . some of the greatest American sportsmen of all time including ....... .... in baseball and ...... .... in golf became famous in the 1920's

the greatest hero of this decade was

why was Charles Lindebergh famous

within a week Charles Lindebergh recieved ...... thousand telegrams and ...... .. ... letters . he was given a .....-.... welcome during a victory parade through new york , when ....... tonnes of paper fell on the streets along the route

the ....... was the most popular form of enertainment . performers like ..... .... , ...... .... and ...... ... became film stars

comedians like .... .... and ..... .... became household names . fan magazines and newspaper stories gave minute details their lives . their hairstyles and fashions were copied

until 1927 films were ...... . In that year the first ever talking film came out called the ..... ..... . soon all films were .... and the popularity of the cinema increased .

in 1927 ..... million people went to the cinema . by 1929 the number had increased to ...... million

the film industry was not without critics . films were said to

define laissez faire

define mass production

define standardisation

define consumer goods

define stock exchange

define monopoly

define trusts

define sharecroppers

define chaperone

define flappers