America 1920's Economic Boom

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  • America 1920's Economic Boom
    • Reasons for the Boom
      • Production Line
        • Cheaper to Make Products
        • More Jobs
      • Position in the World
        • Profited from WW1
        • Sold Weapons to Britain and France during the War
        • Late joining the War
      • New Consumer Goods
        • Cars, Fridges, Radios and Hoovers
        • More people had electricity than ever before.
      • Advertising
        • Bought more money on things they didn't always need.
      • Cycle of Prosperity
      • Tarrifs
        • High taxes on foreign goods so people bought the US goods.
      • Credit/Hire Purchase
        • Buy Now, Pay Later
    • Social and Cultural Developments
      • Women
        • Flappers
          • Shorter Dresses, Make-Up, Smoking, Dancing, Drinking, Tassels on dressers, Motorbikes
        • Equality
          • Impact of the War: "Can do Men's jobs!"
          • Women became more assertive and spoke their minds.
          • Still fought for equality in the Workplace.
      • Entertainment
        • Cinemas
          • Silent Movies
          • Advertising
        • Radio was a new invention.
        • Jazz and Blues Music
        • Crazes
          • Flagpole Sitting
            • Record: 49 days
        • Celebrities/ Hollywood
          • People began to look up to Celebrities.
    • Divided Society/ Who didn't benefit?
      • Prohibition
      • Immigration
        • Until 1917- Open Door Policy. Millions took advantage.
          • Racism and Prejudice
            • Stereotypes: Italians were involved in Organised Crime, known as the Mafia.
            • Stereotypes: Asians from China and Japan were prepared to work for less then there American Counterparts, worries over Job Security.
            • Stereotypes: Russian Immigrants were seen to hold "dangerous" political views, such as Communism.
        • 1917 Immigration Act- All Immigrants had to pass an 'English Test'. Many Immigrants found a way to cheat.
        • 1921 Immigrant Quota Act- Limited the Number of Immigrants to 357,000. Favoured Immigrants from Western Europe.
        • 1924 Further Quota Act- Further Limited the number of Immigrants allowed into the Country. Only 2% of each "Immigrant Group"
        • In 1929, the number of immigrants allowed into the country was limited to 150,000 with no immigrants from Asia allowed.
        • Sacco and Vanzetti
          • Two Italian Immigrants charged with the offences of theft and the murder of two security guards.
          • Most evidence against them was not solid evidence, they had 107 witnesses who agreed with their alibi.
          • Both sentenced to death, as the judge was prejudiced towards Italians.
      • Famers
        • They had produced extra crops to sell in Europe (WW1) when the War ended they still had all the crops.
        • Grain prices dropped dramatically because they were over producing goods.
      • Black People
        • Jim Crow Laws/KKK
        • Those who worked on farms found themselves without work.
        • Those who went up north to work in factories found themselves working in the worst areas for low pay.
      • Older Industries
        • Coal replaced by Gas, Oil and Electricity.
        • Cotton replaced by cheaper textiles from Europe

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