Flashcards in roaring 20s entertainment Deck (31):
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radio
who was Reginald Fessenden?
in 1901, he became the first to make a wireless transmission
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radio
who was Guglielmo Marconi?
in 1901, he started the first Canadian radio station
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radio
__% of Saskatchewan was rural farms
70
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radio
what did the radios give people living in isolated areas?
instant news
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radio
how many radios were there in Canada in 1923?
10 000
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radio
how many radios were there in Canada in 1929?
297 000
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radio
what was invented in 1929?
the battery free radio
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radio
what was introduced on March 22nd, 1923?
Hockey Night in Canada
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radio
who was Foster Hewitt?
he did the play by play for Hockey Night
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radio
what influence did the radios introduce?
American
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sports entertainment
why did amateur and professional women's sports flourish during this decade?
because of the new sense of women's equality and extra time
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sports entertainment
what were the 1920s also known as?
the Golden Age
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sports entertainment
what was the Bluenose?
a boat which dominated international boating events with an unbeaten record
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sports entertainment
what was the most prominent sport?
hockey
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sports entertainment
how did various personalities rise to superstardom?
the radio
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sports entertainment
what was an example of a major event?
the Grey Cup
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transportation
how many Canadian communities had street cars?
47
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transportation
what did the expansion of the railway allow for the first time?
domestic mobility for the wealthy
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transportation
__________ were in mass production
automobiles
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transportation
even though the working class could not afford cars, _______________
many homes had a car by 1929
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steam ship travel
_____________ made life easier for people in the Maritimes and Great Lakes
steam ship travel
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steam ship travel
though airplanes were still not transporting passengers, they were _____________
delivering mail faster than ever before
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music and the jazz age
what were the 1920s all about?
jazz
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music and the jazz age
what was jazz?
a blending of European and West African musical styles of originating in Black America
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music and the jazz age
who became popular during this period?
Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington
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music and the jazz age
what was Chautaugua?
a travelling variety show which shared new thoughts, magic shows, and styles of music around Canada
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fashion
in 1919, teachers contracts stated that dresses and skirts had to be ____________________
less than 2 inches above the ankle
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fashion
in only a few years, why did hem lines begin to rise?
influence of American silent movies, star personalities, and culture
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fashion
what did flappers who enjoyed the jazz scene wear and why?
loose fitting clothing and very short hair- they were challenging gender roles
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fashion
what did men wear?
3 piece suits, jackets, and hats of all kinds
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