... circulated into the system instead of it being set aside in someone's pocket and not going anywhere. One of the new industries that helped the boom is the car industry. Henry Ford had the idea to create a cheap car that people can afford and help create a cycle of prosperity. He used mass production techniques to be able to build the card cheap ... to be trained in one aspect of the job, the workers were mostly unskilled workers so they were paid less than the more skilled motor manufacturers which meant more profit. Henry Ford's famous statement was that people could have their car in ...

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... the effects of a depression and be unsuccessful. The Great Depression was later followed by the Stock Market Crash in October 1929. The 20's were also influenced by Henry Ford, Al Capone, and Charles Lindbergh.Henry Ford is known for his great achievements in the automobile industry. His most famous early model was the Model-T, a convenient and low cost automobile that most American families could ... ...

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... the effects of a depression and be unsuccessful. The Great Depression was later followed by the Stock Market Crash in October 1929. The 20's were also influenced by Henry Ford, Al Capone, and Charles Lindbergh.Henry Ford is known for his great achievements in the automobile industry. His most famous early model was the Model-T, a convenient and low cost automobile that most American families could ... ...

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... were being replaced by automatic or semi-automatic machinery by nearly 200,000 a year in the 1920's.(Korpios) With greatly reduced operating expenses industrial magnets such as Henry Ford made millions. In one year Ford reported making 14 million dollars yet in the same year the average personal income was $750.(Gusmorino) This fire was fanned by President Coolidge who lowered the federal ... ...

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... to live off. With the uneven amount of money around, the average American family earned $750 dollars. At the same time, Henry Ford made fourteen million dollars. If that is compared to today's standards, the average family makes 18,500 dollars. If Ford's personal revenue would have grown at the same pace, he would make over 345 million dollars a year, today. To further ... ...

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... . Since the economy was in such good shape, many Americans could afford to purchase refrigerators, washing machines, and radios. Low-income families could afford to buy an inexpensive Model T, which Henry Ford developed in 1908. The number of passenger cars in the United States jumped from fewer then 7 million in 1919 to about 23 million in 1929. Traffic jammed the nations highways ... ...

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... the United States economy before the Great Crash. One of the biggest problems of the economy was the Lack of Diversification. The United States economy was too heavy based upon Henry Ford's Model-T car. The mass consumption of consumer goods kept the economy relatively good throughout the 1920's. All these changes affects the society in different ways .The Great Depression caused many ... ...

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