Summary of Points
War veterans were returning home, the economy was booming, stocks were being traded, and everyone had a job. People were happy, women were voting, the Spanish Flu was over, the US in the early 1920's was truly a consumer society. Spending and spending, the cycle of money went round and round - everyone was a part of it.
Notes
- war veterans returning home
- economy is booming
- stock market is hot
- everyone has a job
- people are spending money
- women rights brought to the front/women can vote
- horrors of WW1, & the Spanish Flu (1919) are over
Qoutes
“Are these things really better than the things I already have? Or am I just trained to be dissatisfied with what I have now?” - Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby
“The things you own end up owning you.” - Tyler Durden, Fight Club
“The things you own end up owning you.” - Tyler Durden, Fight Club
Subjunctive Question
Had Roosevelt not brought the country out of depression, would the US have been able to assist the Allies in World War 2?
Website, video, and audio links
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http://www.globalissues.org/issue/235/consumption-and-consumerism
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