While war torn Europe was just beginning to reconstruct their infrastructure and financial systems, America was in the midst of a full upswing in productivity due to the previous wartime demands (Kevin Hillstrom, Defining Moments: The Great Depression and the New Deal, 8). This influx of industry efficiency helped to boost farming and factory output to meet the demands of a nation filled with returning veterans and budding families. Consequently, the American people of this decade would experience an upgrade in lifestyle unlike anything they had previously known. With the new widespread availability of affordable electricity, food, and transportation methods, the quintessential culture of “American Dream” began to spread nationwide (Kevin Hillstrom, Defining Moments: The Great Depression and the New Deal, 9).. Due to this newfound higher standard of living in peacetime, the financial confidence of middle class Americans continued to grow as they invested in the stock market, and indulged in entertainment outlets (Kevin Hillstrom, Defining Moments: The Great Depression and the New Deal, 9). Unfortunately, the party couldn’t last forever, and by the back end of the 1920’s warning signs of the upcoming depression began to rear its ugly
While war torn Europe was just beginning to reconstruct their infrastructure and financial systems, America was in the midst of a full upswing in productivity due to the previous wartime demands (Kevin Hillstrom, Defining Moments: The Great Depression and the New Deal, 8). This influx of industry efficiency helped to boost farming and factory output to meet the demands of a nation filled with returning veterans and budding families. Consequently, the American people of this decade would experience an upgrade in lifestyle unlike anything they had previously known. With the new widespread availability of affordable electricity, food, and transportation methods, the quintessential culture of “American Dream” began to spread nationwide (Kevin Hillstrom, Defining Moments: The Great Depression and the New Deal, 9).. Due to this newfound higher standard of living in peacetime, the financial confidence of middle class Americans continued to grow as they invested in the stock market, and indulged in entertainment outlets (Kevin Hillstrom, Defining Moments: The Great Depression and the New Deal, 9). Unfortunately, the party couldn’t last forever, and by the back end of the 1920’s warning signs of the upcoming depression began to rear its ugly