1920s Consumer Culture Research Paper
explanatory Essay
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During the 1920s consumer culture began to impact the way people spent their money, they started to buy things they wanted than what they actually needed. The economy was blooming therefore creating more jobs and making people move outside of their farms and into the city. People began to invest in the stock market and banks began to offer installment plans, which meant people could take something home and make small payments towards that certain item. Jazz music was also a big thing during these times, as well as technological advancements. More phones were being used as well as motion pictures and cars. Electricity started to become a part of daily life in the US. Things like fridge's became more available to the public. Around this
In this essay, the author
- Explains how the 1920s consumer culture began to impact the way people spent their money. the economy was blooming thus creating more jobs and making people move outside of their farms and into the city.
- Explains that jazz music was a big thing during these times, as well as technological advancements. electricity became part of daily life in the us.
- Explains that women became more assertive with their positions involving politics, social and economic power. flappers were women who bobbed their hair and did things that went against the norm of what it meant it was a woman at the time.
- Explains how the 1920s consumer culture began to impact the way people spent their money. the economy was blooming thus creating more jobs and making people move outside of their farms and into the city.
- Explains that jazz music was a big thing during these times, as well as technological advancements. electricity became part of daily life in the us.
- Explains that women became more assertive with their positions involving politics, social and economic power. flappers were women who bobbed their hair and did things that went against the norm of what it meant it was a woman at the time.
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- Explains that in 1931, over 2,000 banks closed, and in 1943, 4,000 closed. the banks wiped out hundreds of thousands individuals' life savings and left them hopeless.
- Explains that the dow jones industrial average reached its highest point which was 381.17 on september 3rd, 1929.
- Explains that the bank of england raised its rate to protect the gold standard, when the value of a country's money is tied to the amount of gold the country possesses.
- Explains that the stock market crash affected both the united states and foreign countries.
- Explains that the stock market's aftermath led to the great depression. 12 million people were unemployed, 20,000 businesses shut down or failed, 1616 banks went bankrupt, and the suicide rate reached 23,000 in one year.
- Concludes that the stock market crash affected countless numbers of people. the united states and other countries have learned from this to make their economies better.
- Cites humanities360's "events that led to the stock market crash of 1929." about.com, 2013.
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