Subject = U.S. History

title = The Twenties and Thirties
papers = The Twenties
and Thirties
The twenties and the thirties were very unusual time periods
in American History. In
some ways they are alike, but in most ways they are
very different. The twenties were a time of
fun and partying. This is probably
the reason it is called the Roaring Twenties. All of the thirties
were known
as The Great Depression. It was probably called that because of the stock
market
collapse and the millions of people without jobs.

In the twenties,
industry took a very big step. The automotive industry was the largest
industry
there was. The assembly line made mass production possible, and the industry
boomed.

Henry Ford’s assembly line, located in Detroit, Michigan, was the
largest one in the country and
possibly in the world. When Ford first started
making cars, the only car he made was a black
Model-T. Almost everybody in
the United States had a car. Three-out-of-four families owned
one or more
cars. With the assembly line they made a lot more cars in one day than they
did
before. Instead of paying for the cars with cash, people could now use
credit to purchase items.

Since most families didn’t have the money, they
would buy the car with credit and pay off the
debt later.

The thirties was
a bad time for the automotive industry. By now Ford had made a
Model-A and
had three new colors: tan, purple and black. All of the companies were making
more
cars than they could sell. Nobody had enough money to buy a car because of
all of the
banks going under. Millions of people lost whole fortunes. Since
no one had the money for a car,
the cars were not being sold. This caused
a big problem. The dealers were very optimistic. They
continued to make cars
hoping that sales would go up.

The new credit law was a wonderful idea.

It allowed people to purchase items like a
television or radio. The invention
of the radio united the nation. The news that was heard on the
radio was
heard by everyone that had a radio. It was the best form of entertainment
of its time.

Soon thereafter, the television was invented. Once again people
took advantage of the credit and
purchased televisions. The television still
did not take place of the radio. The radio was still used
for listening to
music. Many people were spending more money than they had.

Even in the thirties
the radio and television were top forms of entertainment. Although,
some
people did not have these accessories, they could still go the movies if they
had the money.

In the thirties, everyone watched a lot of television and
listened to the radio. In contrast to the
twenties, the thirties were very
depressing. Evidentially, it lived up to its name.

In the twenties, people
had parties all of the time. Everybody in America was keeping
themselves
busy. Hunting and camping were very popular, but there were also many other
outside
events to do. Movies and horse races were the best forms of entertainment
for some.

This was all altered in the thirties.

During the thirties, the
parties and the outside events became less and less common.

Horse races and
movies were still very popular in spite all of the depressing times. Baseball
and
football became drastically popular and attracted large crowds. Babe
Ruth was a great baseball
star.

In this, it appears that the depressing
thirties and the Roaring Twenties are very different.

Though they have some
similarities it is still hard to compare the Great Depression and the
Roaring
Twenties. These time periods are very important. We can learn from the mistakes
made
then to promise a healthy future.