Chapter 21 Section 2 US HIS Mr. Love Game Day
The Rise of New Industries During the 1920’s, Americans enjoyed a new standard of living. Wages increased and work hours decreased. _______ ________, or large scale product manufacturing, usually done by machinery, increased the supply of goods and decreased costs. Mass Production
The Rise of New Industries The _______ _________, used by carmaker Henry Ford, greatly increased manufacturing efficiency by dividing up operations into simple tasks that unskilled workers could perform. Assembly line Ford’s assembly line product, the ______ ______, sold for $850 the first year but dropped to $490 after being mass produced several years later. By 1924, it was selling for just $295. Model T
The Rise of New Industries T or F – Ford increased worker wages and cut worker hours to gain worker loyalty and to undercut union problems. That is a true answer! The __________, able to travel a longer distance to work revolutionizes where people can live and work in the 1920’s. commuter
The Rise of New Industries In 1927, __________ _________ took a transatlantic solo flight from America to Paris. It took over 33 hours to complete. This helped the industry of commercial airlines. By 1928, 48 airlines were serving 355 American cities. Charles Lindbergh
The Rise of New Industries In 1926 the ____ ___ ____established the first permanent network of radio stations to distribute daily programming. National Broadcasting Company In 1928 the _________ _________ __________ set up coast-to-coast stations to compete with NBC. Columbia Broadcasting Company
The Consumer Society T or F – Consumerism rose sharply during the 1920’s. Why or why not? True – more free time and money __________ was used to convince Americans that they needed new products. They featured products that dealt with leisure, convenience, success and fashion. Advertising
The Consumer Society By the early 1920’s many businesses hired professional managers and engineers. The large number of managers expanded the size of the __________ class. Middle In the 1920’s, unions lost influence and membership. Employers promoted an ______ _______, a workplace where employees were not required to join a union. Open Shop
The Consumer Society ________ _________, where employees were able to purchase stock, participate in profit sharing, and receive benefits, made unions seem unnecessary. Welfare Capitalism
The Farm Crisis Returns Prices during the 1920’s (rose/dropped) dramatically for farmers. Dropped President ___________ twice vetoed a bill to help farmers believing it was not the duty of the government to dole out money for assistance. American farmers remained in a recession throughout the 1920’s. Coolidge