1920s period of tension tween innovative and changing attitudes on one hand and traditional values and nostalgia on the other. What led to the tension between old and new AND in what ways was the tension manifested?

I. Intro:
a. Thesis: Those who had fond reminiscences of the old United States and those who began with innovative and altering attitudes had a clear tension between them throughout the 1920s.
b. POA: During the 1920's, tension between the old and new was evident economically, socially, and intellectually.
II. Economic
a. Railroads vs. Automobile (Henry Ford)
i. Henry Ford
1. Electric assembly line, from 14 hours to 93 minutes per car.
2. Wage motive, double.
3. 490 dollars to 260 dollars.
4. 4,000 in 1900, 4.8 million in 1929
ii. Railroads
1. Decline due to popularity of the car (soldiers), usage of mass production, rapid development of car technology: network of road by Federal Highway Act of 1921.
2. RR earnings down after depression, companies......

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