Changes in America

Lesson 8.4 – Changes in America

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|ISSUE |TRADITIONAL |“NEW” TRENDS |RESULTS OR EFFECTS |

|BUSINESS |Businesses had been smaller. |Many businesses consolidated |Mass consumption: America became a |

| | |into very large companies and|middle-class society, made up of people |

| | |assembly lines became |living in suburban houses, and traveling |

| | |popular. |and shopping using automobiles. |

|FARMING |Farming was considered the |New businesses and factories |Many farmers lost their farms and had to |

| |“backbone” of America, one of the |overpowered farms, and |become tenant farmers. Many farmers left |

| |most important businesses |Americans began depending on |farming altogether and went in search of |

| | |industry more |factory jobs |

|CONSUMERISM |Consumerism was usually based on |With the boom of industry and|Women began to have more leisure time. |

| |necessities, and most things were |factories, most necessities |The roles of women began to be |

| |made by people/women |could be mass produced |questioned. |

|AUTOMOBILE |Only the very wealthy could afford|Ordinary people could afford |Most people owned cars |

| |cars |cars. |...