1900-1910

Large World/US Events First Nobel Prizes Awarded: to Alfred

Nobel for the invention of dynamite U.S. President McKinley assassinated

19011906- Large Earthquake hits San Fransisco leaving the city on fire for days

Inventions

The Model T Ford- first car ever!! Henry Ford created this car and at first they all were in black. He said: “You can have any color you want as long

as it’s black”

New Popular Trends

Ping Pong- created in Europe in 1890’s Speeding- speeding on the road by car.

Later states enforced a new law to stop this by limiting speed to 20 mph!

Teddy Bears

Why are stuffed bears called Teddy Bears?!

President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt went hunting once and found a small bear tied to a tree. He felt it was “unsportsman-like” to shoot the bear so he refused. A newspaper reported drew a cartoon of the incident in a newspaper. And his wife made w little stuffed bears with buttons for eyes. It became a hit! All little children wanted “Teddy” bear!

Food

Kellogg Corn Flakes! - 1906

PB & J Animal Crackers Banana Splits Canned Tuna

Fashion

Women wanted an Hourglass figure…. But for what price?

Games

Monopoly

Baseball

Dance

Hoochie Coochie

Entertainment

Most leirsure time activities were spent: Family gatherings Baseball picnics Drives in the car Horse & carriage rides Singing songs around the piano

Entertainment

Barbourshop Quartets sang See clip

Nickleodeon was not a kid’s tv show back then! It was a small theater

for watching short, silent films!-See clip

Activity

You are going to create your own short silent film!

Rules: You must be in a group of at LEAST 5

people You may NOT say a word. Act with your

movements You only have 10 minutes to prepare and

then we will perform! I will play music for you as you act! Have fun!