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Echoes of the Roaring Twenties: United by Radio, Movies & Icons

Dive into the vibrant 1920s, when radio and movies united the U.S. with shared news, music, and entertainment. Discover how iconic figures like Charlie Chaplin and Babe Ruth shaped a new cultural era.

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Echoes of the Roaring Twenties: United by Radio, Movies & Icons

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  1. A New Popular Culture is Born The 1920’s

  2. Radio

  3. How did radio help create a common culture in the U.S.? • People throughout the country heard the same news, ads, and music. • KDKA – 1st corporate radio station

  4. Movies • Mass media entertainment • D.W. Griffith – The Birth of a Nation. - Very controversial

  5. Walt Disney • Steamboat Willie – introduced an animated character – Mickey Mouse!

  6. Charlie Chaplin • One of the brightest stars of the 1920’s • Character portrayed a tramp with ragged clothes and a derby hat

  7. Charles Lindbergh “Lucky Lindy” • First person to complete a transatlantic flight

  8. Amelia Earhart • 1st woman to fly across the Atlantic

  9. Red Grange • AKA “Galloping Ghost” – excellent football player in college and turned pro after college

  10. Helen Willis • Won 31 major tennis tournaments and 2 Gold Medals

  11. Bobby Jones • Won golf’s 1st Grand Slam – 4 majors

  12. Babe Ruth • “The Sultan of Swat”

  13. F. Scott Fitzgerald • Wrote several books – The Great Gatsby

  14. George Gershwin • Musical composer – wrote Rhapsody in Blue

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