The Roaring 1920’s Advertisement

Your Task:
The 1920s was an age of consumerism! People were tired of saving for the war effort and
wanted to do some spending! For the first time, middle class families in Canada had
disposable income. Because of the increase in demand for new goods and increased
accessibility to electricity, many inventions were created during this decade. Along with
this new consumer culture came a wave of advertisements to encourage people to spend
money on new products designed to make life easier. Based on the inventions and
advertisements, create an eye-catching advertisement for one of the following 1920s
inventions.

Step 1 - Choose how you will create your final product

● Poster (Canva.com or by hand)
● Radio Advertisement/Radio Show (mp recording etc.)
● Magazine/Newspaper Advertisement (Canva.com or Google side/doc)

Step 2 - Choose your product (you can also choose your own if it is not listed below.
● Vacuum
● Radio
● Hair Dryer
● Refrigerator
● Fast Food
● Television Set
● Automobiles
● Laundry Machine
● Dishwasher

If you choose a product that is not on this list, please speak to me about it first.
Step 3 - Make sure your advertisement + write-up contains each of these:
1) At least one image
2) A slogan
3) A short write-up/description of the invention/product (150 words
addressing the questions in blue below)
4) Historically accurate details (1920s slang, prices, etc)
WRITE UP QUESTIONS TO ANSWER IN A GOOGLE DOC:

Questions to consider when designing your advertisement:

Who is the target audience for this invention? What was it used for? How did it affect
post-war Canadian Society? When was it created? Where was it invented? Why was it
invented? Who invented this product?