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2.  Oil.
 Cars.
 Airplanes.
 Fast Food.
 Business Policies of Presidents
Coolidge and Hoover.

3.  In the early 20th century large oil deposits
were discovered in Penn, CA, OK, WY, TX.
 Oil began to replace whale oil and coal.
 Led to the mass distribution of barrels of
oil.
 Resulted in price of oil going down to
$3.07/barrel
 CARS, CARS, CARS, and MORE CARS.

4.  Before the “Roaring” 20s cars were play
toys for the rich.
 Henry Ford created the assembly line,
which made the automobiles more
affordable and reliable.
 Because cars were more incorporated in life,
cities became more spread out because
people didn’t have to live near their work.
 Along with cars came airplanes.

5.  Harry Guggenheim established a
foundation in the late 1920s to teach
aeronautical engineers at universities and
develop flight instruments.
 Also funded Western Air Express in an
experiment to see if airlines could profit from
passenger fairs without air mail subsidies.
 At the end of the decade new jobs began
to appear at and around airports.
 The most popular jobs were at fast-food
places for starved travelers.

6. • Since the economy was
 Some of the first were: buzzing, and
more people had time burgers
• White Castle: 5 cent consuming jobs,
they were in need of a “quick” meal.
• 7-Eleven
 This led to the rising of the fast-food
• KFC
franchises.
• A&W
 Restaurants that put out food faster than
others for a more affordable price and
decent quality.

7. Herbert Hoover Differences?
Calvin “Silent Cal”
Coolidge
• President Hoover
Government
 Philosophy of Gov’t Cont’d
•• Philosophy of Gov’t Cont’d – Got very involved with
• President Coolidge
 Believed of several
– Also created Government
 Philosophy prosperity
– This idea encouraged business with the hope that
Believed thatassist US
agencies to the gov’t
– rested on business
manufacturers and he would promote economic
 Tried to promote economic
businesses.
should get involved with
leadership form their own
distributors to efficiency thus making the
stability in industriesBureau of
by
– Expanded thewhich his
business and industry as
trade associations
 Believedgov’t regulation US more successful
balancing that part of
Foreign and Domestic
job as possible (and did so
little asvoluntarily share info
would president was to
with cooperative – He established new
Commerce
throughout his presidency)
with the gov’t.
make sure that gov’t
individualism. the Bureau organizations to further
– Established assist and also regulate
– Believed this system would
interfered with business
of Aviation
promote economic efficiency
and industry as little as businesses and
– Established the Federal industries.
possible.
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