Technology and Media in the 1920s · US History

How did advertising change during the 1920s?

  1. It increasingly used mass media and psychology to shape consumer desires
  2. It disappeared completely because Americans stopped buying goods and services
  3. It was limited only to government notices
  4. It was banned from newspapers and radio
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Correct answer: It increasingly used mass media and psychology to shape consumer desires

Advertising expanded through newspapers, magazines, billboards, and radio. Advertisers increasingly sold lifestyles and emotions, not just basic information about products.

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