The policy promoted minimal government involvement in business and less support of labour unions. It was based upon the belief that if the government did what it could to foster private business then prosperity would eventually spread to most of the rest of the population and with this prosperity would come happiness. The Republicans were met with great approval when they cut taxes, offered construction loans and mail carrying contracts to private businesses. The Revenue acts of 1924, 26 and 28 which dramatically cut federal taxes was particularly applauded as was the transportation act of 1920 which restored to private management the nation's railways. Welfare capitalism was another policy, which made workers happy. It was a policy developed by managers who ran American firms and politicians - social workers employed by the firm provided free counselling and businesses offered stock-purchase plans to help workers save for retirement and insurance. Welfare capitalism was successful in seeing a rapid erosion of union membership during the 1920's, this in itself suggested people were content and was just one of many political developments which contributed to a large extent in justifying Hoover's claim the Americans were a "happy people".
On the other hand whilst the 1920's were a time of great hope for many for some it was a time of great despair. Not all-political developments justified Hoover's claim that the Americans were a "happy people", some developments disproved this claim. For those that had the opportunity to advance because of political developments, or took the opportunity, it proved successful but for some it proved impossible because of political developments and the lack of government assistance to break the cycle of poverty, hopelessness and despair. Criticism was rapidly mounting from farmers in regard to republican agricultural policies. The abrupt end of wartime demand meant that the commercial agriculture of staple crops such as wheat sharply declined.
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In the early 20th century, otherwise known as the Roaring Twenties, the United States did not only dramatically change economically, but the sudden burst of popular entertainment, new intuitive inventions, and the initiation of mass productions, made America the wealthiest country in the world. ... However, the Roaring Twenties marked the end of economic and social improvement for a long time, since the Wall Street Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression would hit in the next decade. ... Scott Fitzgerald, the phrase, "The Jazz Age," was also used to describe the Roaring T...
Inventions Of The Roaring Twenties The 1920s in America was a time like no other in American history. This decade referred to as the "Roaring Twenties" was a prosperous, carefree, and exciting time for most Americans. ... Another large scale invention of the Roaring Twenties was the liquid fuel rocket. ... Another practical invention to come out of the Roaring Twenties was the electric razor. ... Probably the most enjoyed social/leisure invention to come out of the Roaring Twenties was the television. ...
Scott Fitzgerald) The roaring twenties were a period of new discoveries and wealth. ... The advancement in technology contributes to the roaring 1920s. Secondly, the changing culture was also a big aspect in the twenties. ... Fashion also experienced changes into the roaring twenties. ... The economic boom affected many Canadians and contributed greatly to making the 1920s a truly roaring decade. ...
The Roaring Twenties was a truly exciting decade in American History. Today people might say that this decade "rocked back, then it roaring in all aspects of life;- in fashion, music, literature, sports, social reform, politics, economics and more. ...
The Twenties: Facade and Reality The twenties was a very unusual time period in American History. ... This is probably the reason it is called the Roaring Twenties. In the twenties, industry took a very big step. ... In the twenties, people had parties all of the time. ... This facade of the "roaring twenties" covered up some terrible things that were happening at the same time. ...
The young flappers of the twenties felt no need to conform to the rigid models of femininity that their mothers accepted. ... As an attempt to increase the population of the town, which had halved in the previous twenty years, the town officials agreed to a challenge by the ACLU hoping it would bring Dayton some publicity. ... The 1920s, was a prosperous time period known by a few names, such as the Roaring Twenties, the Jazz Age, the Age of Wonderful Nonsense, and the Age of Intolerance: Overall, the decade is often seen as a period of great contradiction. ...
The Roaring Twenties was a scandalous time that felt the energy of both a booming and crashing stock market. The twenties was a time which America was, supposedly, being destroyed by the rampant drinking that was corrupting the nation. ... This helped give this decade the name "The Roaring Twenties". ...
Hughes career began to flourish in the decade of the 1920s, widely known as "the Roaring Twenties." ... The rapid growth of the KKK was one of the effects of the "Roaring Twenties"(Pietrusza 43-44). ... Aspects of the "Roaring Twenties" is evident in Hughes" work. Growing from the "Roaring Twenties," the Harlem Renaissance became an event just as important as the twenties. ... The development of jazz came from the effects of the "Roaring Twenties" (Watson 107). ...
