Categorie: Tutti - innovation - wages - economy - consumerism

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Economy

In the 1920s, the economic landscape was marked by a burgeoning consumer society driven by high wages and reduced work hours, leading to increased purchasing power and overall consumer happiness.

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Economy

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household appliances

newly developed innovations like radios, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, and refrigerators were added to the market.
inverters began to churn out new and more complex household appliances

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Henry Ford

increased his workers pay to $5 (doubling it) and reduced their work days to 8 hours.
Perfected assembly line
Inventor of the Model T (the first affordable car the everyday family could buy)

Consumer society

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60% of all auto motives were bought on credit installments
75% of radios were bought on credit "installments"
Debt was frowned upon so people prior let credit opportunities pass
Buying sprees kept economy booming through the 20"s
High wages+Low work hours=Happy consumer

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