1920's Innovations in Communications and Technology
New technologies helped focus the U.S economy on the production of consumer goods, contributing to improved standards of living, greater personal mobility, and better communication systems
New forms of mass media such as the radio and cinema contributed to the spread of national culture as well as increased awareness of regional cultures
New Innovations
Automobile
Mass Production
Effects
Assembly Line
Taylorism
The assembly line was a method of mass production in which a worker mastered one specific small task that was part of a larger production.
The assembly line was developed by Henry Ford and spread to Germany and other parts of the world
Taylorism was a scientific management method used to increase efficiency and time in which a product is produced.
Improved standards of living
Greater personal mobility
Better communication systems
Inventions such as the radio helped people across the country communicate better
Inventions such as the car and the radio helped improve standards of living
Cars increased the personal mobility due to allowing people to travel to farther places.
Effects
Radio
Cinema