Asked by jesslyn salim on May 24, 2024

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How did nickelodeons reflect a mass-consumption society in the Progressive era?

A) Amusement parks and dance halls had lost considerable popularity by this time.
B) Nickelodeons offered elite theatergoers a highbrow alternative to vaudeville shows.
C) Nickelodeons offered a popular and less expensive leisure activity for urban residents.
D) Nickelodeon shows quickly became widely available, thus providing entertainment to small-town residents.
E) Nickelodeons were popular in rural communities where people could not attend vaudeville shows.

Nickelodeons

Early 20th-century small cinema venues in the United States that showed short films for a nickel.

Mass-Consumption Society

A society characterized by the high consumption of goods and services by a large number of people, partly driven by mass production and mass marketing techniques.

Vaudeville Shows

A genre of multi-act entertainment popular in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s, featuring a mixture of specialty acts such as burlesque comedy, song, and dance.

  • Understand the societal impact of nickelodeons and mass entertainment.
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Lakendra EvansMay 28, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
Nickelodeons provided an affordable and accessible form of entertainment for the urban masses, reflecting the growth of a consumer society where leisure activities became more widely available to different social classes.