Module 9 Reflection: The Modern & Conservative 1920s
The 1920s were very progressive, this was the turning point for consumer culture. In my opinion, these were the years that households became a little less traditional. After reading the " The Consumer Economy and Mass Entertainment, " I gained a lot of insight into how many things changed during that year alone. Henry Ford and Alfred Sloan revolutionized the way we do a lot of things. Ford had created the assemble line, cutting the down the 12 ½ hours it would originally take to build a car to just 1 ½ hours within two years. This allowed Ford to be able to offer an affordable car for families. On the other side of things, Sloan was out to make money, not just cars. He developed a series of automobile divisions which were differentiated by status, price, and level of luxury. This would allow Sloan to create the nation's first national consumer credit agency in 1919 to make his cars affordable. With cars becoming the symbol of wealth, the number of cars on the road