5-4.1 Daily Life in 1920s

In the 1920s, America  experienced an economic ______.

• boom
• bust
• build
• breakdown

Only a few Americans were able to enjoy the higher standards of living in the 1920s.

• True
• False

The 1920s are referred to as 

• the Roaring Twenties.
• the Dust Bowl.
• the economic twenties.
• the jazz twenties.

New technologies such as automobiles, airplanes, radios, and movies were

• mass produced on assembly lines
• were handmade one by one
• were invented before World War I
• were cheap and everyone could afford them

The assembly line

• helped goods to be produced faster and cheaper
• helped goods to be produced slower and more profitably
• helped goods to be produced only in America
• helped goods to be produced in a safer maner 

With the new inventions, Americans became more reliant upon 

• electricity
• new houses
• more money
• steam power

Most of the new inventions improved the lives of 

• men
• women

The high number of automobiles sold during the decade of the 1920s suggests which of the following?

• people had money to spend on things other than food, shelter, and clothing
• Only the very rich could afford the automobile 
• most of the country was connected by paved roads
• the automobile was not very popular 

Why was going to the movies, to theaters, and to concerts popular  during the 1920s?

• movies and theaters were brand new forms of entertainment
• these events were free to the general public
• people had more money and leisure time than ever before.
• people wanted to keep their minds off of the Great Depression

African-American writing, art, and music was celebrated during a rebirth of African culture called the 

• Dust Bowl
• Harlem Renaissance
• New Deal
• Roaring Twenties