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ElectricityElectricity Widespread use of Widespread use of

electrical power meant electrical power meant that factories could that factories could operate around the operate around the clock, producing huge clock, producing huge numbers of cheap numbers of cheap consumer goodsconsumer goods

It also meant that new It also meant that new electric appliances, electric appliances, such as vacuum such as vacuum cleaners and cleaners and dishwashers, were in dishwashers, were in demand for use in demand for use in wealthier homeswealthier homes

RefrigerationRefrigeration Electricity also Electricity also

ushered in the age ushered in the age of refrigerationof refrigeration

Allowed food to be Allowed food to be preserved longerpreserved longer

Fewer diseases Fewer diseases from consuming from consuming spoiled food (esp. spoiled food (esp. meat)meat)

Henry FordHenry Ford 1863 – 19471863 – 1947 Originally worked for Originally worked for

Thomas Edison, but left Thomas Edison, but left after Edison dismissed after Edison dismissed automobiles as a “fad”automobiles as a “fad”

Built his first car in Built his first car in 18961896

Founded Ford Motor Founded Ford Motor Company in 1903Company in 1903

Sold over 15,000,000 Sold over 15,000,000 Model T’s between Model T’s between 1908 and 19271908 and 1927

Ford’s Model TFord’s Model T "I will build a car for the "I will build a car for the

great multitude. It will be great multitude. It will be large enough for the family, large enough for the family, but small enough for the but small enough for the individual to run and care individual to run and care for. It will be constructed of for. It will be constructed of the best materials, by the the best materials, by the best men to be hired, after best men to be hired, after the simplest designs that the simplest designs that modern engineering can modern engineering can devise. But it will be so low devise. But it will be so low in price that no man making in price that no man making a good salary will be unable a good salary will be unable to own one—and enjoy with to own one—and enjoy with his family the blessing of his family the blessing of hours of pleasure in God's hours of pleasure in God's great open spaces." great open spaces." ------------------------Henry Ford------------------------Henry Ford

Assembly LineAssembly Line Ford trained each Ford trained each

worker to do one worker to do one specific job; this led to specific job; this led to greater efficiencygreater efficiency

Cars moved down the Cars moved down the line from worker to line from worker to worker having worker having individual parts added individual parts added along the wayalong the way

This led to faster This led to faster production and greater production and greater production volume, production volume, thus lowering the cost thus lowering the cost of Fordsof Fords

$5 per day wage$5 per day wage Ford also saw his Ford also saw his

workers as potential workers as potential customers, wanted customers, wanted them to be able to them to be able to buy cars themselvesbuy cars themselves

Offered the unheard Offered the unheard of pay of $5 per day of pay of $5 per day (as a minimum wage (as a minimum wage – some workers – some workers made more!), made more!), forcing wages to rise forcing wages to rise across USacross US

Wilbur WrightWilbur Wright 1867 – 19121867 – 1912 Ohio bicycle Ohio bicycle

mechanicmechanic Developed a series Developed a series

of gliders over the of gliders over the period of 1899-1902period of 1899-1902

Finally built first Finally built first successful airplane successful airplane in 1903in 1903

Died of typhoid feverDied of typhoid fever

Orville WrightOrville Wright 1871 – 19481871 – 1948 Ohio bicycle Ohio bicycle

mechanicmechanic Developed a series Developed a series

of gliders over the of gliders over the period of 1899-1902period of 1899-1902

Finally built first Finally built first successful airplane successful airplane in 1903in 1903

Died of heart attackDied of heart attack

Charles LindberghCharles Lindbergh 1902 – 19741902 – 1974 Rose to fame by Rose to fame by

becoming the first man becoming the first man to fly a non-stop solo to fly a non-stop solo trip across the Atlantic trip across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927 in his Ocean in 1927 in his plane plane Spirit of St. LouisSpirit of St. Louis

In many ways, he In many ways, he demonstrated the demonstrated the commercial practicality commercial practicality of the airplaneof the airplane

AirlinesAirlines First commercial First commercial

air travel in the US air travel in the US began in 1914began in 1914

Didn’t become Didn’t become profitable until the profitable until the 1920s when Ford 1920s when Ford began producing it began producing it Tri-Motor aircraft Tri-Motor aircraft that could carry 12 that could carry 12 passengerspassengers

MoviesMovies First “movie” was the First “movie” was the

12-minute 1903 Edison 12-minute 1903 Edison film film The Great Train The Great Train RobberyRobbery

Quickly became one of Quickly became one of America’s favorite forms America’s favorite forms of cheap entertainmentof cheap entertainment

First “hit” movie was First “hit” movie was the 1915 film the 1915 film Birth of a Birth of a NationNation which earned which earned over $10 million despite over $10 million despite being over 3 hours long being over 3 hours long and portraying the KKK and portraying the KKK as heroesas heroes

Movie TheatersMovie Theaters First purpose-built First purpose-built

movie theater opened movie theater opened in New Orleans in in New Orleans in 1896 – seated about 1896 – seated about 90 people and 90 people and showed travel filmsshowed travel films

Movie theaters Movie theaters quickly became a quickly became a “must” for any town – “must” for any town – thousands had thousands had opened by 1920sopened by 1920s

RadioRadio After 1913, technology After 1913, technology

allowed long-range radio allowed long-range radio transmissionstransmissions

1926: National 1926: National Broadcasting Company Broadcasting Company (NBC) formed(NBC) formed

1928: Columbia 1928: Columbia Broadcasting System Broadcasting System (CBS) formed(CBS) formed

Radio programs became a Radio programs became a staple of household staple of household entertainment; by 1929, entertainment; by 1929, 10 million radios were in 10 million radios were in use in the USuse in the US

RagtimeRagtimeMusic that Music that

reflected the reflected the hectic pace of hectic pace of city lifecity life

Scott Joplin Scott Joplin (1867 – 1917) (1867 – 1917) became known became known as the “King of as the “King of Ragtime”Ragtime”

Mass CultureMass CultureUS cultural trends US cultural trends

became national became national rather than local – rather than local – what was what was fashionable in fashionable in dress, music, dress, music, food, books, etc. food, books, etc. was now more was now more consistent across consistent across the countrythe country

Consumer GoodsConsumer Goods Now available:Now available: Electric razorsElectric razors Disposable tissuesDisposable tissues Frozen foodsFrozen foods Hair dyeHair dye Washing machinesWashing machines Gas stovesGas stoves DeodorantDeodorant mouthwashmouthwash

Coca-ColaCoca-Cola Introduced in 1886 Introduced in 1886

as a patent as a patent medicinemedicine

Name came from its Name came from its two primary two primary ingredients: cocaine ingredients: cocaine (from the coca (from the coca plant) and caffeine plant) and caffeine (from the kola nut); (from the kola nut); cocaine dropped cocaine dropped after 1903after 1903

Kodak CamerasKodak Cameras George Eastman George Eastman

introduced the first introduced the first camera for amateur use camera for amateur use in 1885 and expanded in 1885 and expanded the market in 1900 with the market in 1900 with the introduction of the the introduction of the “Brownie” box camera“Brownie” box camera

The key element was the The key element was the development of cheap development of cheap film to capture film to capture photographic images photographic images rather than the heavy, rather than the heavy, expensive glass plates expensive glass plates that cameras had used that cameras had used