1. The ‘boom’ Flashcards
1.‘The boom’
Who are the Republican Party
-Laissez-faire( a policy where they stay out of people’s lives)
-don’t support high taxes( benefits rich people)
-conservative
Who are the Democratic Party
-help the most vulnerable people like the poor and elderly
-more liberal (prepared to change things)
Hire purchase
-putting a deposit down for something and paying the rest in instalments
-helped people buy goods
What is Mass production and what was being produced?
-large amount of production for standardised products
-cars,telephones,washing machines,vacuum cleaners
By 1913 what new method of production was used for cars?
The assembly line which meant the cars could be made quicker and cheaper
What was the first ford car called?
Model T
What was the impact of the motor industry?
-more jobs like building roads,highways and oil industries to supply fuel as well as
What are some examples of poverty in the countryside?
-high tech farming machinery too much food which led to prices falling,
-farmers became poorer and had to sell their properties
