The Business of America

“. . . the chief business of the American people is business . . . The man who builds a factory builds a temple – the man who works there worships there.”

Key Goals• To keep government

interference in business to a minimum and to allow private enterprise to flourish.

How did the Automobile Impact America?

1. Paved roads2. New routes3. Architectural styles4. Gas stations5. Garages6. Motels 7. Traffic signals8. Tunnels9. Cloverleaf10. Ended isolation

It will take a hundred years to tell whether you helped or hurt us, but you certainly didn’t leave us where you found us.

-Will Rogers

What helped the airplane industry to grow at this time?

How would the U.S. be described at this time?

• Prosperous: having or characterized by financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful: a prosperous business.

What were the electrical conveniences of the 1920’s?

Advertising Changes in the 1920’sYouthfulnessHealthWealthBeauty

Buying Goods

Installment Plan

What were the potential problems with “superficial” prosperity?

What could possible go wrong?