the boom Flashcards
1
Q
why was there an economic boom in the 1920s?
A
- new mass marketing techniques
- cheap credit
- increased emplyment
2
Q
Why was Henry Ford so important?
A
Henry Ford pioneered mass production techniques in the car industry.
3
Q
why didnt everyone benefit from the boom?
A
workers in declining industries e.g coal and textiles.
4
Q
why didnt farmers benefit from the boom?
A
- producing too many crops and couldnt sell them.
5
Q
Why didnt black people benefit from the boom?
A
suffered economically majority worked on farms owned by white landlords.
6
Q
who did benefit from the Boom?
A
- owners of consumer goods factories
- assembly line workers
- early immigrants
- middle class women
- builders
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