2.1 Roaring Twenties

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2.1 Roaring Twenties

Goals

You'll be able to name 2 reasons for the economic succes of the 1920s

You'll be able to explain in your own words how and why the Roaring Twenties came at an end

Prosperity in the 1920s

• Growing industries (for example: assembly line Ford)
• Consumer society (cheaper products + higher salaries)

       = Economic growth

Period: Interbellum (time between the world wars)

Capitalism: Trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit

Crisis in the 1930s
(Great Depression)

• Lots of Americans in debt
• Stock market crash (Black Thursday, 1929)
• Economic crisis (unemployment and bankruptcy)

Assignments

Assignments 1 + 2 (page 37 workbook)

If you haven't yet done it: Google Forms

Goals

You'll be able to name 2 reasons for the economic succes of the 1920s

You'll be able to explain in your own words how and why the Roaring Twenties came at an end