THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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advertising
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new inventions
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popularity of baseball
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new ways of manufacturing
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Detailed explanation-1: -The prosperity of the 1920s led to new patterns of consumption, or purchasing consumer goods like radios, cars, vacuums, beauty products or clothing. The expansion of credit in the 1920s allowed for the sale of more consumer goods and put automobiles within reach of average Americans.
Detailed explanation-2: -The consumerism of the 1920s in the United States was basically fueled by credit. Many Americans used credit to buy not just necessary items but also non-essential goods. Prior to this time period, most purchases were made with cash. The result of this was the accumulation of massive debt.
Detailed explanation-3: -But the most important consumer product of the 1920s was the automobile. Low prices (the Ford Model T cost just $260 in 1924) and generous credit made cars affordable luxuries at the beginning of the decade; by the end, they were practically necessities. By 1929 there was one car on the road for every five Americans.