THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ORGANIZED CRIME OF THE 1920S
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Increase in American labor unions, such as the American Federation of Labor
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Increase in American participation in religious revivals (Third Great Awakening)
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Increase in American consumerism, society bought radios, tickets to movies, and cars
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Increase in American socialism and communism in the North
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Detailed explanation-1: -Consumerism was a culture that dominated the 1920s. It resulted in people buying things they didn’t need and taking on debt they couldn’t afford, which ultimately led to the stock market crash.
Detailed explanation-2: -The more these goods were advertised, the higher the demand they received. Increased demand meant more workers were needed, so more Americans were receiving wages. These were then reinvested into the economy through the buying of more goods, creating the cycle of consumerism that led to the economic boom of the 1920s.
Detailed explanation-3: -Advertising became as big an industry as the manufactured goods that advertisers represented, and many families relied on new forms of credit to increase their consumption levels as they strived for a new American standard of living.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the 1920s people who lived in the industrial cities and towns benefited from the effects of ‘Mass Production’. The use of assembly lines meant that the cost of many goods kept on falling which meant that more people could afford to buy them.