What Was The 1920s Boom

Question 1

Construction

Answer 1

Sky scrapers, electricity, stadiums, cinemas, huge growth in construction industry, roads and infrastructure, suburbs

Question 2

Credit

Answer 2

6/10 cars bought on credit, buy now think later, encourages demand, consumerism, banks give loans away

Question 3

Entertainment and leisure

Answer 3

More free time, first celebrities, music and jazz, pro sport, more disposable income, Hollywood

Question 4

Consumerism and consumption

Answer 4

Credit, mail order used by 1/3 of Americans in 1928, mass advertising on road and radio, mass production and cheaper goods, more disposable income, higher purchase scheme

Question 5

Mass production

Answer 5

New industries, cheaper goods, consumerism, industries grow making jobs, rayon replaces silk

Question 6

Electricity

Answer 6

Replaces coal, cheaper, consumer goods, most homes have it by 1929

Question 7

Transport and infrastructure

Answer 7

Commuter belt possible, car revolutionises transport, helps other industries like glass and steel, growth of cities and suburbs

Question 8

New industries

Answer 8

Electricity, washing machines, radios,vacuum cleaners, USA biggest steel producer in 1920s, machinery helps mass producing, aviation,car industry