USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

1920S AMERICAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which group did not benefit from the economic boom of the 1920s?
A
factory workers
B
truck drivers
C
movie theater owners
D
farmers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Generally, groups such as farmers, black Americans, immigrants and the older industries did not enjoy the prosperity of the “Roaring Twenties”.

Detailed explanation-2: -Although these were prosperous times for many, some groups did not share in the good times of the 1920s. Farmers, African Americans, Native Americans and workers in some industries suffered from declining incomes and unemployment.

Detailed explanation-3: -As a result, the income of farmers decreased by 40% in 1929. Moreover, many rural areas did not have electricity, which excluded them from the economic boom. Those who were unemployed, unskilled and casual workers did not experience prosperity.

Detailed explanation-4: -What groups of Americans did not share in the economic boom and why? African/native Americans-African-Americans because they were replaced by returning servicemen and Native Americans because they were isolated in reservations. What caused the “quiet depression” agriculture during the 1920s?

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