THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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More/better roads were built, people traveled more, and a youth culture developed in America.
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People saved a lot of money, people rejected the modernism of cars, and bicycles were the main form of transport
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A cultural renaissance began, NASCAR was created, and Americans were obsessed with hot rods
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A massive spike in the amount of car crash fatalities led to a maximum speed limit of 45mph across America
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Detailed explanation-1: -The automobile gave people more personal freedom and access to jobs and services. It led to development of better roads and transportation. Industries and new jobs developed to supply the demand for automobile parts and fuel. These included petroleum and gasoline, rubber, and then plastics.
Detailed explanation-2: -The rapid expansion of the automobile industry created jobs throughout the country and played a large role in sustaining the economic prosperity of the 1920s. In 1929, at the peak of the decade’s economic boom, there were more than 330, 000 people employed at automobile dealerships in the country.
Detailed explanation-3: -Henry Ford innovated mass-production techniques that became standard, and Ford, General Motors and Chrysler emerged as the “Big Three” auto companies by the 1920s.
Detailed explanation-4: -The growth of the automobile industry caused an economic revolution across the United States. Dozens of spin-off industries blossomed. Of course the demand for vulcanized rubber skyrocketed. Road construction created thousands of new jobs, as state and local governments began funding highway design.