The Economic Boom 1920s
Uploaded by alexaylen on Oct 29, 2001
After the First World War America was a completely different country. The twenties was a very unusual time period in American History. The twenties were a time of fun and partying. There are many reasons why it was called the Roaring Twenties.
Most of the American people were living a great life and were able to afford luxury items, even though this didn’t apply to every one many believed that it was excellent and exciting a time of great hopes.
In the twenties, industry took a very big step. It nearly doubled. Not only did industry grow so did science, fads, laws, beliefs, arts, social lives changed, sports and the various different news from around the globe.
The twenties were a jam-packed decade.
The work week had dropped from 60 to 48 hours. For the first time, the Americans considered play as important as work. The weekend family outing and vacation had become things workers expected it. Huge numbers of people had radios went to the movies and owned a car.
Jazz was also introduced in the 20's
At this time women were needed in society and men began to accept them.
The car and train industry was the largest industry there was. The assembly line made mass production possible, and the industry boomed. "The Economic Boom". America was now a very powerful envy of many countries. America had High production and low unemployment
Henry Ford's assembly line in Detroit was the largest one in the country. When Ford first started making cars, the only car he made was a black Model-T. Almost everybody in the United States had a car. Three-out-of-four families owned one or more cars. With the assembly line they made a lot more cars in one day than they did before. Instead of paying for the cars with cash, people could now use credit to purchase items. Since most families didn't have the money, they would buy the car with credit and pay off the debt later. Over 23 million cars were made.
Other scientific things that were invented at the time was freezing to preserve foods, car companies for example Ford and Chrysler, dry roll film and portable cameras.
There were many reasons for the boom they were:
Mass production: Factories around the USA could use electricity and set up assembly lines and make objects quickly. The cars were made identical to make them easier to make and so they are cheaper.
America was being...