The Economic Boom of the 1920sAfter World War I, America was a completely different country. The 1920s were a truly unusual time in American history. The 1920s were a time of fun and celebration. There are many reasons why they were called the Roaring Twenties. Most Americans lived great lives and could afford luxury items, although this did not apply to everyone, many believed it was an excellent and exciting time. of great hopes. In the 1920s the industry took a very big step. It has almost doubled. Not only did industry grow, but science, fads, laws, beliefs, art, social life, sports and various news from around the world also changed. The 1920s were a busy decade. The working week had dropped from 60 to 48 hours. For the first time, Americans considered play as important as work. Family outings and weekend vacations had become what workers expected. Large numbers of people owned radios, went to the movies, and owned cars. Jazz was also introduced in the 1920s. At that time women were needed in society and men began to accept them. The automobile and railroad industries were the largest industries that existed. The assembly line made mass production possible and the industry boomed. "The economic boom". America was now a powerful envy of many countries. America had high manufacturing and low unemployment. Henry Ford's assembly line in Detroit was the largest in the country. When Ford started making cars, the only car it made was a black Model-T. Almost everyone in the United States had a car. Three out of four families owned one or more cars. With the assembly line, many more cars were produced in a day than before. Instead of paying... with card... the farmers had changed and ate less starch and the farmers had a lot of leftover food that they couldn't sell. They could have sold them abroad, but there was no reason to impose tariffs on them. The price of wheat had collapsed. They would have to abandon their farmland and move to rural areas. Over 600,000 farmers went bankrupt within 5 years. Person who didn't like the boom: "It was also an era of meanness, ignorance and poverty." I believe that the economic boom in America has been a good thing and that the positives have outweighed the negatives. Yet there were some very serious problems. Technology, industry, music, architecture, arts and science have progressed to a great extent and many things have become available to every human being. The old equipment was soon adapted and is still used today. The quality of living conditions improved slightly but America was still far from perfect.