THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ECONOMY IN THE 1920S
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electricity
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new houses
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more money
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steam power
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Detailed explanation-1: -Thanks to electric light, people’s lives were no longer governed by daylight; instead, they could determine their own daily rhythm. Electricity also made the world safer. Stoves and lighting could now be powered by electricity instead of fire, reducing the risk of fire spreading.
Detailed explanation-2: -Electricity allowed factories to stay open through night-time hours, facilitated more rapid communication via the electric telegraph, and resulted in the expansion of demand for fossil fuels to power factories, streetlights, and homes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Serbian-American engineer and physicist Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) made dozens of breakthroughs in the production, transmission and application of electric power. He invented the first alternating current (AC) motor and developed AC generation and transmission technology.