Consumer goods are products made for personal use.
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What is the assembly line and how did it help the car industry?
An assembly line is each worker doing one task on the car as it is moved from one worker to the next. It helped the car industry by making car building more time efficient.
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Define the term commercial industry.
A commercial industry is one that runs to make a profit.
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What is jazz?
Jazz is a type of music that comes from West African spirituals.
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Were is Harlem?
Harlem is an area in New York City.
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How did installment buying help Americans?
Installment buying helped Americans by allowing a buyer to take home a product after paying only part of the total cost.
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Automobile companies were producing about how many cars a year?
Automobile companies made more than three million cars a year.
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What is the definition of aviation? Give two examples.
Aviation is air transportation. Blimps and air planes are two kinds of aviation.
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What happend in the 1920's with radio?
The first commercial radio stations began broadcastingin the 1920's.
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Who is Langston Hughes?
Langston Hughes is an African American poet.
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How did farmers help in World War I?
Farmers produced large amounts of food.
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How many hours does it take to produce six cars?
It takes twelve hours to make six cars.
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Who made the first flight? When? Where?
Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first flight in 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
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How many stations were there in 1929?
In 1929, there were about 800 radio stations.
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What does the word renaissance mean and were did it come from?
Renaissance means rebirth as it describes new interest and activity in the arts. It is a French word.
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While business boomed, agriculture slumped. Explain
Agriculture slumped because the War ending meant the end of high wartime demand. Farmers had produced large amounts of food during World War I.
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Who was the creator of the American automobile industry? What else did he create?
Henry Ford was the creator of the American automobile. He also created the assembly line.
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Who was Charles Lindbergh?
Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
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How many families were listening to radio and jazz?
By 1929, about 10 million families were listening to radio. Everybody all over the world was listening to jazz on the radio.
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What did people both black and white do in Harlem during the renaissance?
People both black and white went to Harlem to hear music and see actors.
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Basically, what is the Boom Economy about? Explain.
The Boom Economy was about the growth in business and advertising. It was also about the slump in agriculture. Installment buying and consumer goods were a big part of this time period.
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How did the automobile change the economy?
The need for oil, rubber, paving and gas station industries grew. The United states was becoming a nation on wheels.
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What did Charles' flight do for the country's flight industry and where did he start his flight?
Charles flight helped make people more interested in air transportation. He took off on his flight in New York, New York.
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How did radios change everything?
Radios changed everything because people could listen to the news, baseball games, and jazz music. Radio made advertising popular.
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What is the Harlem Renaissance all about? How did it help make a new beginning for all African Americans?
The Harlem Renaissance is all about African American pride and making the African Americans equal in the arts with white people. This renaissance let African Americans have a healthy community were they are treated right.