Florida
1900 Population: 500,000 Urbanization- changing to a city way of life Immigrants and retirees
World War I ,000 Floridians fought Manufacturing- the process of making goods Aviation- the business of building and flying airplanes
Land Boom 1920 Travelers and tourists Developers bought cheap land and sold it at higher prices. No income tax
Land Bust 1925 Land too expensive Railroad strike Hurricane 1926
Great Depression Stock Market crashed 1929 Unemployment President Roosevelt’s New Deal
World War II military bases in FL War effort: rationing, recycling, “victory gardens,” and war bonds. Industry and employment boomed again.
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