the period of superficial prosperity between 1920 to 1929?
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So how is superficial when people actually make money?!?
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World War I/Great Depression
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1920s and '30s: radio and magaznes\n1950s: TV
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The Great Depression of the late 20's and 30's was felt in all western industrialised nations. Nations that were mainly agrarian (based on agriculture) were little affected by it. Here, in Australia, (I'm guessing that you are in the USA) we had most of the workforce unemployed, businesses bankrupt, starvation and poverty rampant - as did all industrialised countries. Now that governments realise that it isn't all that important to balance the budget, they can start to spend, reduce tax or reduce interest rates (use methods to stimulate spending) if they see the economy heading down. These tools stimulate spending and give the economy a boost.heading that way.
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In American history the "Gilded Age" refers to the post-Civil War and post-Reconstruction era, from 1865 to 1901, which saw unprecedented economic, territorial, industrial, and population expansion. \n\nThese links should help.
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Socially: Everyone ignored the ban on alcohol and partied a lot.  Economically: The stock market crashed and the economy plunged into a depression.  Politically: People blamed Hoover for the lack of jobs and money and elected FDR.
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The state of the economy.
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Tough question....\nMuch of Europe, particularly in the north, was growing rapidly though industrialization.  This was an era of urbanization and more overland trade, as the railroads allowed for transport across the country, rather than just coastal towns shipping oversea.\nGermany was brought together for the first time as a unified entity, rather than just a collection of disparate principalities, setting the stage for big conflict in the 20th Century.\nIn southern and eastern Europe, the Ottoman Empire was in great decline, as was the Austro-Hungarian.  Both were supplanted by the growing influence and wealth of the English and French colonial empires, with resources from abrouad fueling finance and manufacturing at home.
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No.  The whole concept of nation-states was well established at that time.  There were few barrier to the movement of human beings as there are today.
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hmmmm. that one is tricky. but take ww2 for ex. the war was a big boost for the economy esp. since it started during the depression. it gave people jobs. and helped with the stock market. socially it wasn't so great though it did help people by boosting there moral as in getting jobs. but on the German front it was devastating to Jews and anyone the Germans persecuted. long term it ended up bringing Communism which as we all know isn't that great. so basically you are looking for anything that would be kinda like that where you could see a drastic impact on all fronts. good luck. hope i helped if not sorry.
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The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn, starting in 1929 and lasting through most of the 1930s. It centered in the United States and Europe, but had damaging effects around the world. The most industrialized countries were the nations that were affected the worst, including the United States, Germany, Britain, France, Canada, Australia, and Japan. Cities around the world were hit hard, especially those based on heavy industry. Construction virtually halted in many countries. Farmers and rural areas suffered as prices for crops fell by 40-60% [1] Mining and lumbering areas were perhaps the hardest hit because demand fell sharply and there was little alternative economic activity. It ended at different times in different countries; for subsequent history see Home front during World War II.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
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go on this link:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930
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Here's a statistic to blow your mind. The Great Depression caused 1 out of every 3 Americans to be unemployed. Only with Roosevelt's plan of giving them government project work did America rise back up as a renewed superpower.
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there wasn't a huge cash economy back then, unless you're talking about cities but then was the same as now.  a house in new york in 1888 isn't going to cost the same as a house in nebraska in 1888
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it depends on from where you start measuring. from about 1870 to 1970 great strides were made. its has been pretty much downhill from there. i am not so sure why this is. any ideas?
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I was not around then but definitely studied history and this comes to mind:\n\nPresident H. Hoover, 1932 - government loans to banks.  End of November 1,493 banks have suspended operations.  \n\nIt already started crashing from the America's economy in the 1920's to a sudden end in Oct 1929 - before the Wall Street Crash.   Then America started facing economical crisis that even impacted other coutries including Germany, a country that built up their economy on American loans.  Then the wealth from the 20's was dissapearing fast.\n\nThe rich lost money on Wall Street crash. The rest of Americans could not afford to lose any money then. Afterwards, noone had money to invest nor to buy comsumer products. \n\nThere was not shopping of any kind, and stores, factories, farmers, restaurants, industries, had no reason to employ people who were making products that were not being sold. \n\nUnemployment reigned. The depression took a while to get going but by the winter of 1932, it reached his top.\n\nAt the time there where: 12 million people out of work, 12,000 people being made unemployed every day, 20,000 companies had gone bankrupt, 1616 banks had gone bankrupt, 1 farmer in 20 evicted, and sadly, 23,000 people committed suicide in one year - the highest ever in the history of the US.\n\nIn addition: we had many social problem which, in spite of being such rich country we continue to have.  They were and still are:\n\nUnemployment and poverty \nBreakdown of families\nSoaring high school dropout rates (2 to 4 million)\nHomelessness\nOrganized protests\n\nAt the time, the American people  laid the blame on:\n"Three B's" then responsible for the Wall Street Crash and the Depression:\n\nThe "Bankers"\nThe "Brokers"\nThe "Businessmen"\n\nI am not sure this answer your question but that what I thought of as soon as I saw your date onthe screen!\n\nBye....
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They almost did back in the thirties. It was good old F.D.R. and the new deal that saved America from the Bolsheviks.