INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Changed to a desire to create a better life
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Created a desire to attain more material items
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Created a more trusting relationship with the government
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Changed to the desire to thrive under a Welfaristic society
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the 1920s, it shifted from the Founders’ dream of opportunity to the acquisition of material things. That was best exemplified by the novel, “The Great Gatsby.” Its author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, defined the aspirations of the age.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Due to the progress of women, new inventions, and how affordable things became, the 1920s was the best time to achieve the American Dream. The 1920s was considered the Roaring Twenties due to the economic boost, many lifestyle changes, and how this decade was a representative of the pursuit of the American dream.