Zusammenfassung der Ressource
"The US economic boom of the 1920's was
primarily due to the motor manufacturing
industry"
- Urban development
- For the first time ever, more people
were living in the USA's urban areas
- Taller skyscrapers were built
- Empire State Building
was 382 meters tall
- Cities had more black
- Stimulants to consumption
- Advertising
- Products began to
display their brand name
prominently on
advertisements
- 'Good Housekeeping Magazine'
presented an image of life that all
Americans could aspire to
- By 1929 American companies were spending $3 billion
every year on advertising their products
- Customer Credit
- By the end of the 1920's, 60% of all
furniture and 75% of all radios were
bought on hire purchase schemes
- This was started by the motor industry