Monday, April 22, 2013

Growth of Mass Production

The assembly line sparked mass production (less time and energy consuming).

When Warren G. Harding came into office in 1921, the nation was in a depression with an unemployment rate of about 20%. This led him to sign the Emergency Tariff of 1921 to ease the growing unrest amongst farmers at the time. In 1922, Harding also signed the Fordney-McCumber Tariff in order to protect the interests of farms and factories.

There was a mild recession in 1923 that subsided in 1924 and then the economy rapidly expanded.

REASONS FOR ECONOMIC BOOM
  • European industries were left in shambles from WWI. This left the United States as the most stable economy.
  • Technology!
    • Assembly line (auto industry was the largest industry at the time)
    •  Rubber, glass, and steel
  •      Radio- by the end of the 1920s almost every household had a radio. The radio became the first mass broadcasting medium.
  •      Commercial aviation was used to deliver mail
  •      Telephones- 1 for every 6 people

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