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Unit 5 - The Business of America
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President Calvin Coolidge
• Pro-business• “The chief business of the American people is
business”• Republican policies
– Favored low taxes– High profits for businesses– Gave businesses more credit to expand– Low govt. influence– Private enterprise should flourish– High tariffs– Reduced income taxes – more to spend
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Impact of the Automobile
• Henry Ford – Created automobile assembly line
• Allowed for mass production of cars• Cheap cars were affordable • More people could buy them
– Introduced $5 work day
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Impact of the Automobile
• Impact of the automobile– Construction of paved roads– Houses with garage or carport and driveway– Growth of car-associated businesses
• Gas station• Motels
– Increased mobility• Liberated rural families• Vacations in far away places
– Urban Sprawl• Spreading of cities• Cars can be used to commute to city center
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America’s standard of living increases
• 1920s – time of economic prosperity– Americans owned 40% of world’s wealth– Average income increased 35%– Industrial production rose tremendously– National income increased over 70%
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• Airplanes– Commercial airlines– Carried cargo and passengers
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• Electrical conveniences– Electricity can be transmitted long distances– Electrical appliances
• Dishwasher, washing machine, vacuum cleaner
– Freed housewives from household work
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• Advertising– Aimed at people’s desires for youth, beauty– Brand names – Luxury goods viewed as necessities
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Superficial Prosperity
• Increased production– Productivity increases – more goods
produced– Chain stores sprouted selling goods– Incomes up
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Superficial Prosperity
• Problems– Growing income gap between workers and
managers– Not all industries prospered
• Iron and railroads
– Farm production increased leading to lower prices
– People needed to keep buying
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• Buying Goods on credit– Installment plan
• Goods purchased with little money up front• Allowed people to buy goods and pay over time• Banks provided low interest rates• Allowed Americans to keep buying
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