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1920s Republican Gov reduced federal taxes |
1924,26,28 (reasons 4 boom) |
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Radio station starts trend of broadcasting a sponsored programme |
1922 (reasons 4 boom) |
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By 19XZ Y% of all cars were brought on credit |
1929 - 75% (reasons for boom) |
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By x how many cars on road |
23m by end of 1920s- biggest industry in the USA (reasons for boom) |
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In 19XY motor industry employed Z% of all workers |
1929 - 7% |
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Inflation in 1920s |
never rose above 1% |
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Post ww1 depressoin |
1920-22 |
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Unsuccessful strikes post ww1 in industry |
1919-20 |
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unemployment was growing in 1920s by |
1927 |
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some investors sell shares after not liking high share prices |
sept 1929 |
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stock exchange closed |
29th oct 1929 |
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proportion of all banks operating before the crash that were bankrupt in X |
1/3 in 1933 |
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no. of hoboes in the USA in X |
1932 - 2m |
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farm income increase during ww2 |
250% |
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after ww2 jump in prices over short period of time |
prices jumped 25% in 2 weeks |
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USA losing its place as main technological innovator |
by end 1950s |
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stagflation |
when businesses stop expanding but prices (inflation) keep rising - 1970s |
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the Feds had contained the money supply |
by 1979 |
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OPEC quadruples the prices of oil and puts embargo on USA |
Dec 1973 - angry at US and friends for supporting israel in Yom Kippur war |
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slightly less severe fuel crisis |
1979 |
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Ford gives into Congress' economic tactics |
1975 |
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By 19XY inflation & unemployment |
by 1976 inflation - 9% unemployment - 8% |
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Carter had managed to reduce employment by |
by 1978 |
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"crisis of confidence" |
1976 |
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By 1940 home ownership since 1920 |
increased by over 7m |
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by 19XY homes w a radio |
BY 1940 - 80% |
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legislation to stop children under 14 working in non agricultural industries |
1938 |
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homes w a TV |
1950 - 9% 1960 - 85% 1980 - 98% |
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in 196X % of whites and non-whites below the poverty line |
1966 whites - 12% non-whites - 41% |
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Urban riots later period |
1965-67 |
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Maximum hours of work per week put in place |
1938 |
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more white collar workers than blue & more married women working |
1960 |
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home computer is being developed |
1970s |
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filling stations increase |
1929 v 1967 100,000 - 200,000 |
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miles of road in US 19YY-YY |
1917-80 2m-3m |
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shopping malls built 19YY |
1960-80 3k built |
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Kelly Act |
1925 - increased the number of routes and therefore passengers on planes due to mail delivery |
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air travel expansion in earnest |
post ww2 |
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Federal Aviation Administration |
1958 |
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first Boeng 747 |
1969 |
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Gov begins to deregulate airlines |
1978 |