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9 Cards in this Set
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The Rich - Benefitted
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-Andrew Melion adopted low tax -1926 Act lowered taxes for high earners |
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Businesses - Benefitted
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-Government aided development of big business -Followed Laissez fair |
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Low/semi-skilled workers - benefitted
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-Could be hired for mass production -Learned how to assemble one specific part -Wages rose to $5 a day |
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Consumers - Benefitted
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-Access electrical goods -85% now had electricity -Creation of new materials -Used the hire purchase scheme |
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Women - Benefitted
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-Household electrical items available -Had access to a variety of electrical items |
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The leisure industry - benefitted
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-Increased range of leisure time -Dependent on technology |
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Farm Labourers - Lost out
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-Agricultural prices rose by 82% -Demands US food exports dropped -Replaced farm labourers with machinery -HOWEVER farm labourers could now go to the cities for jobs in mass production |
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Black Americans - lost out
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-Suffered social/legal discrimination -Unable to escape poverty -Low paid jobs -Lived in areas of poor quality -Could get jobs in manufacture. |
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Trade Unions - Lost out
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-Reduced regulations on business -Raising profits was often ignored -Little attempt to regulate use of child labour -Wage rate kept low -Membership declined by nearly a million |
