After the First World War America was a completely different country. The twenties were a very unusual time period in American History. There are many reasons why it was called the Roaring Twenties. Most of the American people were living a great life and were able to afford luxury items; even though this didn’t apply to everyone many believed that it was a time of great hopes. In the twenties, industry took a very …showed first 75 words of 1300 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1300 total…president, it's that he intervened in exactly the wrong way. (Encarta, 2) The economy continued on its landslide well into the middle of the 1030s when Franklin Delano Roosevelt came into office. Historians still question the ability to prevent the landslide to this day. Most economies have its ups and downs. The drastic slope at which it rises and falls is the only thing that can be affected by the consumer and the government if necessary.