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Air Conditioner
Other than the fact of having a nice cooling sensation in summer; the air conditioner made working in factories less stressful on the common worker. It took alot of the humid working conditions away from people which softened working conditions while keeping workers in better mind sets. -
Assembly Line
After Henry Ford invented the Assembly line, cars were made cheaper. They were the cheapest they had ever been. By cutting down man power and man hours, cars could be made for less than half the price of the normal automobil. This made a great convience for the great growing nation of these times. -
WWI: end
WW1had finally come to an end and all the men fighting had gone home for this great occasion. It was the war to end all wars and what the world thought to be the last war ever to be fought. This caused great moral in the states on the thought of winning this grusome war. -
Urban boom
In reports from the US senus, urban areas were more populated than rural areas for the first time ever. This is because the people in this time period were all about partying and being in the city was the perfect place be. It made people happy having these places in the city to gett away from the troubles of life. -
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The lost Generation
The lost Generation was the first generation to be named specifically. The generation was made up of the youth from WW1
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Prohibition- 18th Amendment
Prohibition was the permanent ban of sale, transportation and exporting of alcohol. This was a time of anger towards the government for the ban of alcohol in the states. This caused people to make and sell illegal alcoholic beverages behind closed doors; in the shadows of the government's overhead view of the 50 states. -
Woman's Right to vote: 19th Amendment
Starting in the mid-1800's, women fought for their right to vote.
It was a long and vigorous process for the women who wanted to be able to vote. But on August 18th 1920 the 19th amendment was passed, so people of all ses's could vote.
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Lie Detector
The polygraph or "Lie Detector" was an amazing invention. It could tell if someone was lying by there heartbeat, breath, and sweat. It was the deciding factor in many cases if someone would go to jail or if they were set free. -
Tariffs Up
Congress passed the Fordney-McCumber Tariff. This sharply raised the tariff duties to protect the American market for American manufactures. The tariff boosted the economy during the Roaring Twenties. -
Bulldozer
A magnificant invention that helped millions. It made what was once very difficult jobs easier with the work of this machine. -
Yankee Stadium
The Yankee Stadium was offically opened. It took only 248 days for the 2.5 billion dollar stadium to be built. -
Immigration Act
The Immigration Act limited the amount of people to enter the states. The act only allowed 2% of people from each nationality a United States Visa. This caused problems for the immigrants in America. -
Ford Motor Company
he market for the Ford Motor CompanyTpassed one billon dollars. The company was a big success due to the huge demand for the car. Having a car was the "cool" thing to do, even though many who owned cars were reckless drivers beause they didnt know how to drive. The success of the car and how affordable it was made people happy that needed the transportation for one thing or another. -
Bread Slicer
This invention is basically what the name represents. It was an invention that made life just that much easier for the consumer. -
The Jazz Singer
The first talking motion picture, "The Jazz Singer", premeired. This marked the begining of the end for silent movies and created excitment for future talking motion pictures to premiere. The cinema's brought amusement that people loved; with the feeling of watching it on the "big screen" being so popular it brought many people happiness.
