The economic boom (the period of economic prosperity typically placed between 1921-1929) was caused by an expansion in industry, which led to more jobs and an increase in disposable income.

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The economic boom (the period of economic prosperity typically placed between 1921-1929) was caused by an expansion in industry, which led to more jobs and an increase in disposable income.  Many changes took place in the 1920’s.  Growth of mass production in industry, technological advances, and the increasing efficiency of labor boasted a gain in industrial production by over 60%.Because
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of this prosperous economy, the wealth of a typical family skyrocketed and led to the consumption of more consumer products.  As a result of an improvement in three factors of production (machines, factories, and standardized mass production), national personal income rose dramatically, wages were up, workdays and workweeks were shorter, industrial production doubled, and there was a steady expansion of economic growth.A new name was given to the decade of the 1920's to reflect the  prosperity and the new opportunity presented in the aftermath of World War I.  Under president Warren G. Harding, , who urged a "return to normalcy" ...

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