HIST 2112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Clarence Darrow, Flapper, Scopes Trial
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Census showed that people were living more in cities than countryside. Henry ford introduces the assembly line lowering prices. Tool, glass, rubber, steel, oil, and automobile industries start booming. Economic growth was accompanied by an unequal distribution in wealth. Workers as a whole are better off however (cid:862)pi(cid:374)k (cid:272)ollar(cid:863) jo(cid:271)s, (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) jo(cid:271)s. Increase demand in manufactured goods but not agricultural products. Farmers have overproduced due to the lack of war. Their goods become cheaper due to surplus, many lose their farms. Worki(cid:374)g (cid:272)lass fa(cid:373)ilies are goi(cid:374)g to start filli(cid:374)g their houses up (cid:449)ith (cid:862)stuff(cid:863) Attendance in trade and vocational schools also goes up. Savings go down, spending goes up as credit plans start forming. National radio stations spread the news and culture from coast to coast. Kdka- pittsburg is the first commercial radio station (cid:1007) years later there"s o(cid:448)er 5(cid:1004)(cid:1004) By 1929 there were over 29 million radios across the country.
