Question

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How did Americans turn professional sports into a national pastime in the 1920s? Check all that apply.



1-They attended games.


2-They followed teams in the newspaper.


3-They watched games on TV.


4-They read about teams in magazine reports.


5-They listened to games on the radio.

Answer 1

From the given list, we can single out the following actions which turned sports into a national pastime:

- Americans attended games;

- They followed teams in the newspaper;

- They read about teams in magazine reports;

- They listened to games on the radio.

In fact, this period (1920s) was called The Golden Age of American Sports or in some books it is called the Age of the Spectator. In many ways, this sudden raise of popularity of sports was due to the stable economy of the USA during that decade. Workers happened to have more leisure time and they had decent earnings. Thus, they could afford to pay money for entertaintment and various sports competitions.

Answer 2

Answer: During the 1920's The United States went through a thriving economic period (until 1929) and this caused Americans to spend more money in leisure, including sports and different types of entertainment and activities.

Because of all these things, sports became a national pastime and people could follow different sports by:

- Attending games

- Following teams in the newspapers

- Reading about teams in magazine reports

- Listening to games on the radio

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