1920s Innovations in Communication and Technology

The video explores the innovations in communication and technology during the 1920s in the U.S., focusing on manufacturing techniques like Taylorism and the assembly line, which boosted consumer goods production and improved living standards. The spread of electricity revolutionized household chores, particularly affecting women's roles. The affordability of automobiles increased personal mobility and shifted energy reliance from coal to oil. Mass media, through radio and cinema, unified national culture while spreading regional cultures. The video also discusses Charles Lindbergh's flight and subsequent controversies, and the evolution of cinema, highlighting both its advancements and problematic aspects like blackface.

What was the primary theme of the 1920s innovations in communication and technology?

• Cultural diversity

• Political reforms

• Economic downturn

• Work, exchange, and technology

Who is most closely associated with the concept of scientific management, also known as Taylorism?

• Henry Ford

• Frederick Winslow Taylor

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Charlie Chaplin

How did the assembly line impact the price of consumer goods?

• Increased prices

• Dramatically lowered prices

• No change in prices

• Made goods unavailable

What was a significant effect of the Model T's affordability?

• Decreased personal mobility

• Increased personal mobility

• Increased reliance on coal

• Decreased standard of living

Which energy source became more relied upon due to the rise of automobiles?

• Coal

• Natural gas

• Nuclear energy

• Oil

What was one of the major impacts of radio and cinema in the 1920s?

• Decreased cultural awareness

• Spread of national and regional cultures

• Decline in entertainment industry

• Isolation of communities

Which event made Charles Lindbergh a national sensation?

• His political career

• His invention of the radio

• His solo transatlantic flight

• His role in a famous movie

What was the first movie to feature synchronized dialogue, known as a 'talkie'?

• The Jazz Singer

• The Birth of a Nation

• Metropolis

• Gone with the Wind

What controversial film is credited with the resurgence of the KKK in 1915?

• The Jazz Singer

• The Great Train Robbery

• The Birth of a Nation

• Citizen Kane

What was a common practice in early films that is now considered insensitive?

• Silent films

• Animated films

• Blackface

• Color films