2.+1920s+Business

=__1920s Business__=

//The Harding Administration//

 * 1) 1921: Warren G. Harding is elected President
 * 2) The Harding administration was plagued with scandals.
 * 3) After Harding's death in 1923, Vice President Calvin Coolidge became President.

President Warren G. Harding Source: [|www.independent.co.uk/]

//The Coolidge Administration//

 * 1) Under President Calvin Coolidge, business boomed in America in the 1920s.
 * 2) He believed that the government should play a minimal role in economics.

President Calvin Coolidge Source: [|www.blogs.webmd.com]

//The Automobile//
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 * 1) The number of automobiles sold in the U.S. increased dramatically during the 1920s.
 * 2) Automobiles became cheap and affordable for the first time in the 20th Century thanks to Henry Ford.
 * 3) Henry Ford created Ford Motors and the assembly line, which allowed him to mass produce automobiles in a short amount of time at minmal costs.
 * 4) Increases in the number of automobiles led to improved roads.
 * 5) Automobiles allowed people to move easily about the country.
 * 6) The growth in automobiles created jobs for workers.
 * 7) The growth in automobiles also led to economic boom in the motor cities.
 * 8) Finally, the growth in automobiles also led to urban sprawl.
 * 9) Urban sprawl - The growth of cities in all directions.
 * 10) Because people had automobiles, they could now live in suburbs and travel to their jobs in the city.
 * 11) WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO ON THE MODEL T AND ITS IMPACT ON 1920S SOCIETY:

=__Conclusion: Business was ROARING (good) in the early 1920s!__=