FEATURES OF THE BOOM

1. MASSIVE!!
   1. 7000 Millionaires by 1928

1. Cars

   Annotations:

   • Meant that people could travel further and women had more freedom - so did younger people.

   Attachments:

   • SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CAR INDUSTRY
   1. 1919 = 9 mill 1929 = 26 mill
2. Radios

   Annotations:

   • They could listen to the news and sporting events. 
   1. 1920 = 60,000 1929 = 10 mill
3. Washing Machines

   Annotations:

   • Made housework easier for women.
   1. Trebled
4. Vacuum Cleaners

   Annotations:

   • Made housework easier for women so they could go out more.
   1. Trebled

1. Paved roads

   Annotations:

   • This helped the larger amounts of car owners. 
   1. Number doubled
2. Trucks
   1. Number tripled
3. First commercial flights
   1. 162,00 by 1929

1. New Factories
   1. For the expanding, booming businesses
2. Banks
   1. Booming

      Annotations:

      • People trusted the banks and so put all of their life savings into them. They also put in the money they made from buying shares.
   2. Loans
      1. Business like farms
   3. Buying shares
3. Showrooms
   1. For the new cars
      1. Model T Ford
4. Roads
   1. For the new cars
      1. Model T Ford
5. Skyscrapers
   1. Empire State building
6. Suburban Houses
   1. Travel Further to work

Annotations:

• They were colourful and snappy. 

1. Magazines
2. Radios
3. Posters

Annotations:

• Buy now pay later. 

1. Chain Stores
   1. Woolworth's
2. Mass Produced Clothing
   1. Dress Sizes
3. Mail Order
   1. Roebuck and Co.
4. Department Stores
   1. Bloomingdales

1. Tabloid Newspapers
   1. Daily News
2. 'Fun' Magazines
3. Spectator Sports
   1. Baseball
      1. Babe Ruth
   2. Boxing
      1. Jack Dempsey

1. 40 Million Tickets Sold each week = 1920
   1. 100 Million Tickets Sold = 1929
2. First Talkies
   1. Jazz Singer
3. Movie stars
   1. Rudolph Valentino
   2. Chaplin