and were showing themselves off a bit. A major factor that contributed to the huge success of people in the urban areas of the country was due to the government’s generally conservative nature during the 1920s. The government’s main focus during this time was on US industry. With the tariff acts of 1922 and 1930 the doors were swung shut on any foreign competition for US business. This gave all of the domestic market to US industry. This was the major factor in giving US business its huge boost. This is also the indirect cause for all of the social changes that were occurring in the middle to upper classes. These government policies are also the cause for why farmers in rural parts of the country were doing horrible. When WWI was going on farmers were doing better than ever due the new demand from foreign markets, but when we put up the large tariffs so did other countries which cut off all foreign market for the farmers. So during the 1920s while everyone else was prospering farmers were struggling.The 1920s were a time of great change in the US. The twenties effect us to this very day in the way we run business, the way our government runs our country, and it has even affected the way we dress. There is no way though to say that the 1920s were simply a time of rebellion or a time of conservatism. It could be said though that the mix of rebellion and conservatism has helped shape our country and will continue to do so in the future. ...
