Breidi Nelson
U.S History
Mr. Vickers
23 January 2023
Assessment
The 1920s and 1930s had many learning experiences for later generations. While many cautionary tales were coming from the 1920s and 1930s, good things came out of them as well.
According to the Fact, evidence, analysis worksheet, technology became more advanced in the 1920s. As a result, automobile construction became one of the most critical industries in the nation because of all the jobs offered. Automobiles also became the reason there was stimulating growth in many other industries, such as steel and rubber. Another advancement in technology was the radio. The shortwave radio allowed individuals to communicate with one another, marking the creation of the ham radio.
However, other things came from the 1920s that weren’t so great. According to the analysis worksheet, farmers’ income decreases
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According to the notes, the loophole of being able to make your beer at home, people used that as a way to sell products, and this started the black market. Due to this crime, all together increased by twenty-four percent, and ten thousand people died due to the poisoning of alcohol. In the 1930s, many new protections for the banks came out to protect income. According to the notes, the Emergency Banking act provided a way for the stock market to be controlled. In addition, the AAA got crop prices to get back up for the farmers, and the TVA generated electricity for those who couldn’t afford it at the time. Another improvement of the 1930s, according to the notes, was the long-term projects. These projects created more jobs for people during the Great Depression. One of these projects was to build a damn. This made rivers boat-friendly, eliminated flooding, and made electricity affordable. Other jobs included bridges and roads. The one great panic of the 1930s began with the stock market