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the government did not interfere in the economy or impose high taxes on buisnessmen this allowed more
of the profits to be re-invested into the buisness
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what were the strengths of the US economy in the 1920's
- new industries were doing well, especially cars and electrical goods
- spin-off industries from the manufacture of cars prospered
- the stock market was making profits
- the government did not interfere in the economy or impose high taxes on buisnessmen
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the stock market was making profits . as people invested in companies this provided
the companies with more money to build up their buisness even further
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why did the USA fall into depression in 1929
- because there were underlying preoblems throught the 1920's , which meant that prosperity would come to an end
- these problems includde unequal distribution of wealth , overproduction , republican policies , tariff controls and the collapse of finacial markets
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as we have seen , despite the economic boom of the 1920's , there was a great deal of
poverty in the USA . The majority of the population was poor . Older industries did not share in this prosperity , so miners and textile workers suffered
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farmers and sharecroppers were suffering . Even when congress passed a bill by which -------------------------------------- , president ....... twice voted it on th grounds that it may encourage farmers to increase the production and so make the problem worst
- the government would have bought up farmers' surplus crops
- Coolidge
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by ...... , millions of farmers and farm labourers were out of work
1929
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wages did not rise in proportion to ........
profits
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average profits rose .....% but wages only rose ......% , so this led to great ....... .
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....... of personal income was earnt by the top ......% of wealthy Americans .
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it was generally believed that the industrial boom would gradually filter through the
poor and improve their position . At the same time however , prices were kept high by agreemenys between buisnessmen
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