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USA
1919-1941

, Kieron Mansur .




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on what factors is the economic


referred to as the dynamic growth of the American economy boom based

during the decade after WW1
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why did some industries
prosper
1926 , American living standards higher than before while others did not

In were ever

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American businesses were faster than before due to why did agriculture not share
growing ever
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in


the production methods These became accessible the
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goods more
prosperity
to everyone .

Did all Americans benefit from
the boom
companies profits and confidence
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was


rising
banks lent to Americans and invested it the stock exchange


in
money .




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More homes were supplied with electricity and built higher than ever before ( wealth)
skyscrapers were

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Industrial strength
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rich in resources

1923 )
growing population ( 123
million by and most lived in towns and cities They
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. were
working in




industry and commerce .
These people became an important market for the USA 's new industries .




most companies had need to export outside the USA had all US Itself
they the resources the
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no as in .




American have
growing vigorously by the
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ever since 1860's and 1870 's ,
industries been .
time of WW1 ,

the led the world of ( massive oil
USA in most areas
industry steal t coat t textile j leading producers )
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developing new technology ( motorcars t
telephones t electric lighting)
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American agriculture became the most efficient and produced in the world .




2 . WW1

Americans tried to out of the war
stay
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lent
money to allies , sold arms and munitions to Britain and France
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sold food ,
clothes and many more to Europe
way trade boosted
American
industry ; America took over Europe 's trade around the
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one

world
American exports to the areas controlled by European colonial powers increased during the
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war

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manufactured explosives during the war , stimulating the
range of products which became



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republican policies
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believed should interfere with
everyday life of American people
government Not
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believed the
government should leave businessmen alone and this is how
prosperity came about;

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rugged individualism !
They admired strong Americans and their ability to solve their problems
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made imports more expensive to buy foreign goods
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Harding
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in 1922 ,
introduced the Ford ney Mccumber Torri Fs which made imports much more

the USA
expensive in .


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Tarr Ifs helped to protect businesses against foreign firms , helping American firms to
grow faster
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republicans kept taxation as low as possible
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increased disposable income to spend
Wealthy people would reinvest their industries
money
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Trust were huge Corporation that dominated the industry -
democrats thought against
them believed that for
as
they it was unhealthy monopoly power .




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wanted believed the captains
republicans allowed trusts to do whatever they they
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as


of industry knew what was '


good for the USA .




4 new industries ,
new methods .




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Throughout the 1420 's ,
new industries and new methods were being developed in the
USA ,
allowing the country to exploit it 's vast resources of raw material to produce steel ,

chemicals , glass and machinery .




Mass produced became cheap that most Americans were able to afford them
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cars so .




The produced increased the demand for steel , and
enormous Increase in cars , glass
rubber , so these industries boomed

by the 1920 's most homes had electricity and nearly 701 of all Americans had electric
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,
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lights Factories were increasingly run by electricity
.

,
the amount of electricity consumed
in the 1920 'S doubled . This led to boom in
many consumer goods such as
fridges ;
machines ; radios
vacuum cleaners ;
washing .




These could be produced cheaply
new methods meant huge amounts of goods so
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more people could afford them .




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Things that used to be luxuries were now made cheaper by new inventions and
mass production ( silk stockings )

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