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1920s
This was a period of dramatic social and political changes. -
1920
Women got more place and rights in society. They became more active. -
1920s
This era advanced extremely fast, it was the era of the machines. -
1920s
Many Americans had extra money to spend, and they spent it on consumer goods such as ready-to-wear clothes and home appliances like electric refrigerators. In particular, they bought radios. -
1920s
The most important consumer product of the 1920s was the automobile. Low prices (the Ford Model T cost just $260 in 1924) and generous credit made cars affordable luxuries at the beginning of the decade; by the end, they were practically necessities. -
1930S
By the end of the 1930s, the New Deal had come to an end. Growing Congressional opposition made it difficult for President Roosevelt to introduce new programs. At the same time, as the threat of war loomed on the horizon, the president turned his attention away from domestic politics. In December 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and the U.S. entered World War II. The war effort stimulated American industry and the Great Depression was over. -
1930s
The 1930s in the United States began with an historic low: more than 15 million Americans fully one quarter of all wage earning workers were unemployed. -
1930s
Black Thursday brings the roaring twenties to a screaming halt, ushering in a world wide an economic depression. The disaster had been brewing for years. Different historians and economists offer different explanations for the crisis. -
1930s
The nation was woefully unprepared for the crash. For the most part, banks were unregulated and uninsured. The government offered no insurance or compensation for the unemployed, so when people stopped earning, they stopped spending. The consumer economy ground to a halt, and an ordinary recession became the Great Depression, the defining event of the 1930s.