Similarities Between 30s And 70s - 1988 Words

Of all the decades in the history of the United States, few experienced comparable growth to that of the 1920s and 1990s. I believe these two decades, while 70 years apart, display similarities in terms of economic growth, and subsequent downturn. While there can be no real obvious similarities between entire decades, economic similarities are apparent but not identical in timeline or structure, and can be found by looking at the behavior of each period’s respective stock markets and that of their consumers. Over the next few pages I intend to discuss some of the key highlights of these decades and compare their economic and political similarities. The main similarities between the 20s and 90s can be found by looking at the behavior of†¦show more content†¦Radio, radio stations and shows exposed people to similar programming for the first time in history and were in the homes of over 12 million Americans by the end of the decade. Simpler household life allowed wo men to explore a world outside of the kitchen, leading to the beginning of the increase of their role in society (The Roaring Twenties). More importantly however, the economic boom of the 20s is in large part a result of the invention of the automobile. Because of their affordability, by the end of the decade there was one car per every five Americans (The Roaring Twenties). The automobile changed the flow of goods and people, taking them places they’ve never been before. With the introduction of vehicles, roads were being paved to connect point A to B, opening up a whole new world of possibilities. Goods and people reached places in time once thought laughable, spurring expansion. The birth of Jazz could even be credited to the automobile. African Americans migrated north for the first time with many settling in Harlem, the creative hotbed from which Jazz emerged. In general more Americans, for the first time in history, lived in cities than farms (The Roaring Twenties). In addition to the practical implications of the automobile, the technical implications may have