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630-635 - Analyze and interpret graphs, charts and statistics from 1920s. - Explain how economic prosperity of the 1920s impacted the United States.
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Create: 1. Line Graph on “Number of Cars Sold” 2. Bar Graph on “U.S. Imports and Exports”
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U.S. Imports and Exports Billions $
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The Economy that Roared Henry Ford Henry Ford assembly line technique assembly line technique “Fordism” “Fordism” paid $5 per day paid $5 per day reduced work week reduced work week
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The Economy that Roared Henry Ford Henry Ford assembly line technique assembly line technique “Fordism” “Fordism” paid $5 per day paid $5 per day reduced work week reduced work week Very prosperous decade: Very prosperous decade: GDP up 40% GDP up 40% worker output up 72% worker output up 72% per capita income rose per capita income rose by 1/3. by 1/3. Why? Why? Huge wartime profits Huge wartime profits Taylor’s “scientific management” techniques Taylor’s “scientific management” techniques Electricity Electricity
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U.S. Imports and Exports
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The Economy that Roared Boom Industries Boom Industries Automobile Automobile Aviation Aviation Chemical Chemical Radio/Movie Radio/Movie
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The Economy that Roared Boom Industries Boom Industries Automobile Automobile Aviation Aviation Chemical Chemical Radio/Movie Radio/Movie Corporate consolidation Corporate consolidation merged into oligopoly merged into oligopoly Ford, GM, Chrysler Ford, GM, Chrysler Utility companies Utility companies Banking Banking Wheaties Radio CommercialRadio Commercial Coca-Cola Commercial (1929) Charlie Chaplin
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The Economy that Roared Attacked labor unions by: Attacked labor unions by: Open Shops Open Shops Welfare Capitalism Welfare Capitalism Yellow-Dog Contracts Yellow-Dog Contracts “Sick” Industries “Sick” Industries Coal Mining Coal Mining Textile Industry Textile Industry Railroads Railroads Coal Industry Coal Industry Agriculture Agriculture U.S. Level of Employment 1920-1940
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