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The Roaring Twenties in the USA - Coggle Diagram
The Roaring Twenties in the USA
Introduction
Considered as a period of contradictions
Seemingly free and easy American lifestyle
Reality was far different
However, over 80% Americas had no savings and used loans
Manufactoring industry booming
Products such as
Refrigerators
were
Everday item for most Americans
USA envy of Europe
Only wealthiest in Europe
Radios
Cars
Vacuum cleaners
1920's considered as 1st modern decade
Shift from the rural towns
To urban, industrial and technological world
Americans wanted isolation and prosperity
President Calvin Coolidge concentrated on national economy
Reasons for economic prosperity
4) Technological progress
Detriot in USA, center of 2nd industrial revolution
New industrial methods, mass production
Fordism era
New car industry and manufacture
Federal Highway Act to improve infraestructure
5) Selling techniques
Efficient buisness management
More productivity and quality of products
Rapid growth of advertising and marketing
Help from technologic advancements in radio, motor car and cinema
3) Impact of WW1
US economically and industrially unchallenged
UK and Germany (old rivals), devastated by WW1
With WW1 in Europe, USA slowly became bacbkone of world economy
Indusrty exploded to sell arms, food and resources to Allies
6) Government policies
1920 government and congress, create conditions for economic boom
Laissez-faire economic management
The government doesn't interfere with companies
2) The American Dream
consisted of
If you work hard, you could reach prosperity
Rich Americans used immagrants
Hard working & cheap labour
7) Easy credit & high purchase
New technological and management techniques
American manufacturers produce more goods at low cost per unit
Civilians encouraged by advertising
Increase in average wage and higher purchase
1) Size and economic wealth
Effective transport/trade system
International transport
Ex: Panama Canal
Internal transport
Transcontinental railroads
Government investments
Better infraestructure
With a large population
Purchase and production skyroctketed
Abundance of natural resources
Outcome on American society
While the buisness men did grow rich, most average Americans missed the prosperity
Majority of Americans
3) Women
After WW1 they were not valuable for companies
Seen as house holds and taking care of family
Seen as temporary replacement in industry
Remained poor and inequality compared to men in jobs
4) Trade Unionists
Had grown during WW1
Declined during the Roaring Twenties
Big buisnesses grew
Movements influenced peole to not join unions
2) African-American population
Although massive migration to big cities
Mass poverty and living in ghettos of cities
Massive discrimination when looking for jobs
Poor education and social-economic position
5) Native Indian Americans
Systematically stripped off their reserve lands
Discriminated by culture and without rights
Endured miserable conditions
Often high rates of
Alcoholism and crime
Low life expectancy
High infant mortality rate
1) Farmers
Situation was worse
Even with attempts to find solution
Situation was marked by empoverishment, endless struggle
Over production from WW1 lowered prices
The poor's situation
What was done?
Nothing was done to help the poor
Government thought that situation would improve
Depended on private charity
Because of economic prsperity of the 1920's
Government thought poverty would die out
No nned for intervention, let it be
Many poor belonged to one of these groups
Immigrants
Thought they were destined o endure the harsh conditions of poverty
African-Americans
Jewish people