Unit 8, 1930s, age of the automobile
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| What new invention launched U.S. into an age of prosperity, suburbs, and commuter-culture? | automobiles!!
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| what invention led to the birth of aviation? | the gas engine
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| event at which Wilbur and Orville Wright were able to fly? | "The Miracle at Kitty Hawk" North Carolina, 1903
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| The Wright Bros were.... | bicycle repairmen
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| Charles Lindbergh (Lucky Lindy) | 1st man to pilot a plane across the Atlantic in 1927, from NY to Paris
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| Marconi | invented the wireless telegraph in 1890s
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| FCC | Federal Communications Commission; licenses and regulates broadcasters
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| 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
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| Describe the first movie in the U.S. | - in 1903, "The Great Train Robbery", a twelve minute Western melodrama
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| Where was "The Great Train Robbery" filmed? | New Jersey
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| What was "The Great Train Robbery"? | first movie in the U.S., 12-minute melodrama, Western
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| 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
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| five cent theaters | nickelodeons
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