Consumer goods

Question 1

What became the foundations of the enormous boom in consumer goods?

Answer 1

Newly massed produced products

Question 2

Name some items that were mass produced

Answer 2

Telephones, radios, vacuum cleaners and washing machines - this made them cheaper

Question 3

Number of cars in 1919:1929

Answer 3

9 million:26 million

Question 4

Number of radios produced 1920:1929

Answer 4

60,000:10 million

Question 5

Number of telephones produced 1915:1930

Answer 5

10 million:20 million

Question 6

Ratio of fridges produced in 1921 to 1929

Answer 6

For every one fridge produced in 1921 there was 167 produced in 1929

Question 7

What did big industries do to get more people to buy their products?

Answer 7

They used new sales and marketing techniques

Question 8

What could people with not much money use?

Answer 8

They could borrow it easily or take advantage of the new ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ HIRE PURCHASE schemes

Question 9

What was the ratio of cars and radios bought on credit?

Answer 9

8/10 cars
6/10 radios