USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

1920S AMERICAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The demand for automobiles in the 1920s
A
stimulated growth in many other industries
B
led to a nationwide recession
C
closed down the steel industry
D
brought about the collapse of the suburbs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. The demand for automobiles in the 1920’s stimulated growth in many other industries. such as construction, fire fighting, plane traveling, military.

Detailed explanation-2: -The result of the demand for automobiles in the United States in the 1920s served as an impetus to increase manufacturing in other areas. The production of tires and other parts for automobiles became an important business, for example. In addition, with so many cars on the roads, new roads needed to be built.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-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.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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