USA+(1917-1945)

Boom and Bust - 1919-1933

The period 1919 to 1933 was one of rapid change within the USA. After a short economic recession following the First World War, the decade was associated with lively economic growth. The United States became the world's first consumer society. The product most closely associated with the 1920s is the motor car. In the second decade of the century, Henry Ford, based in Detroit, Michigan, began producing cars through the assembly-line method of production. This greatly increased production and lowered the cost of motor cars. His 'Model T' Ford became the 'people's car' of the 1920s. The growth of the car industry stimulated other industries