USA - growth of leisure industry Flashcards

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volume of advertising sector?

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by 1929 - $2 billion spent on advertising and 600,000 people employed in the industry.

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number of radios?

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60,000 in 1920 –> 10,000,000 in 1929

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how cinema tickets sold?

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in 1924, 40 million tickets each week –> figure more than doubled in 1929

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revenue of film industry in the 1920s?

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$2 billion each year

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