USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

AMERICAN ORGANIZED CRIME OF THE 1920S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is not a reason the economy boomed in the 1920s?
A
Laissez Faire economics
B
Prohibition
C
Advertising
D
Consumerism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The main reasons for America’s economic boom in the 1920s were technological progress which led to the mass production of goods, the electrification of America, new mass marketing techniques, the availability of cheap credit and increased employment which, in turn, created a huge amount of consumers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Old industries were in decline. Farm income fell from $22 billion in 1919 to $13 billion in 1929. Farmers’ debts increased to $2 billion. Sharecroppers were often destitute when cotton crops failed or prices fell.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 1920s is the decade when America’s economy grew 42%. 1 Mass production spread new consumer goods into every household. The modern auto and airline industries were born. The U.S. victory in World War I gave the country its first experience of being a global power.

Detailed explanation-4: -The factors were the Republican government’s policies of Isolationism and Protectionism, the Mellon Plan, the Assembly line and the mass production of consumer goods such as the Ford Model T Automobile and luxury labor saving devices and access to easy credit on installment plans.

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