The 1920s

How was the boom visible in the 1920s? Boom was mainly made up of new industries like: Plastics and man made fibers that had a range of uses and could be sold cheaply, mass produced cars that could be sold cheaply and that opened up new industries for glass, rubber, and steel, and the chemical industry that made fertilizers. The electrical industry boomed. The electrification of America had begun, in 1929 70 per cent of all homes had electric lights and factories were run by electricity. Electricity led to the production of domestic goods such as hoovers, cookers, radios etc. Transport industry boomed too. The number of roads had doubled, and they were not only being used by the huge increase in cars, but also by trucks and buses. The civil aircraft also made its first appearance, making 162,000 flights by 1929. The construction industry also boomed. There was a calling for more factories, office buildings for the new companies, and showrooms for cars and etc. This was the age of the skyscrapers, as the confidence in the companies grew they saught to demonstrate their power through huge skyscrapers. More school and hospitals were built as well. The entertainment industry boomed. The cinema became a big part in the average man's daily life. "The birth of a nation" became the first blockbuster movie and grossed in 60 million dollars. The cinema became a mass-production industry producing three films a week, they were mostly silent comedies in the type of charlie chaplin and buster keaton. The actors became household names and even the poorest citizens would pay the 50 shillings to go see a movie Why was there a boom in the 1920s? Resources: America has always been rich with natural resources like oil, coal and iron. These helped america to industrialise in the 20th century, and lay a ground basis for the boom in the 1920s.

 WW1: Helped become an economic superpower due to: One way trade with europe for food, raw matirials and ammuntion. American insustry and agriculture prospered. USA became more succesful than most european industries, and became leadersi n the chemical industry rather than Germany, and sold it to asia. Electricity+Mass production: Mass Marketing: Mail order comapnies gave people in the country the opporunity to consume as well. Advertising got a wide range of people buying goods. Credit: Made it easier for people to buy goods, as they did not have to pay at once but could borrow money and pay back later. Confidence: Was sky high and people were willing to buy goods because they thaught the boom would never end. They would invest in companies and try out new ideas. Policies of republicans: Lowered taxes, so people had more money to invest and to buy goods. Put tariffs on imported good which made american goods prosper as they became less expensive as imported ones Didn't intefere in businesses