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What new invention launched U.S. into an age of prosperity, suburbs, and commuter-culture?
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APUSH - Gas Age
Unit 8, 1930s, age of the automobile
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What new invention launched U.S. into an age of prosperity, suburbs, and commuter-culture? | automobiles!! |
| what invention led to the birth of aviation? | the gas engine |
| event at which Wilbur and Orville Wright were able to fly? | "The Miracle at Kitty Hawk" North Carolina, 1903 |
| The Wright Bros were.... | bicycle repairmen |
| Charles Lindbergh (Lucky Lindy) | 1st man to pilot a plane across the Atlantic in 1927, from NY to Paris |
| Marconi | invented the wireless telegraph in 1890s |
| FCC | Federal Communications Commission; licenses and regulates broadcasters |
| How did birth of radio impact the U.S.? | Brought the nation together, because people from different regions could listen to the same standard broadcast |
| Describe the first movie in the U.S. | - in 1903, "The Great Train Robbery", a twelve minute Western melodrama |
| Where was "The Great Train Robbery" filmed? | New Jersey |
| What was "The Great Train Robbery"? | first movie in the U.S., 12-minute melodrama, Western |
| What was "Birth Of A Nation"? | 1915 film by D.W. Griffith glorified KKK of Reconstruction days while demonizing blacks and Northern carpetbaggers - led to resurgence of KKK - among first modern movies shows in US |
| five cent theaters | nickelodeons |
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