Survey of United States History Task 4 A: The 1920s, was an enjoyable, exciting and interesting time for the U.S, who had won the First World War. Americas industrial workers standard living improved their consumer spending strengthening the nations economic growth. Henry Ford made automobiles affordable for everybody. Women were given the right to vote and some of them got brand new electrical equipment, for instance, vacuum cleaners and washing machines, and life was made easier. Expansion in industries and businesses continued and their stock prices increased gradually through the 1920s and rising wildly between 1926 and 1929. When the Great Depression hit, the Stock Market Crashed on October 24, 1929. It became known as Black Thursday. It made many people panic. The stock...