What happened during the 1920s boom in the USA.
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- WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE AMERICAN BOOM?
- More money being spent in industries leading to economic growth.
- Companies created machines that made products far more efficiently and quickly.
- New roads were made as there were cars. Road construction provided employment across the country.
- Luxury items like silk stockings, were now available for all classes.
- Skyscrapers built in NYC to promote and show affluence.
- Towns grew to accommodate workers. Microcosms of business grew as towns did.
- Movie industry grew out of Hollywood. For the first time celebrities became 'sex symbols'.
- People afforded new goods by paying for them on hire purchase credit.
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