What Are The Changes In Technology That Occurred In The 1920's

Many people were getting access to electricity, allowing them to be able to use and enjoy the new technologies of the 1920’s. The major advances in technology that occurred in the 1920’s in America were responsible for significant changes in the lifestyle of the typical citizen. More than half of American households had electricity and were buying new technology. Electricity was available to many people, which meant that they could buy technology, like appliances and radios, which made chores easier and people got a news update faster, instead of having to wait for tomorrow’s paper. Technology was making new entertainment possible and was providing it to most people. If a person or a family wanted to go out somewhere and just enjoy themselves
Since over 60% of American households had electricity, most of the families could and would buy new things. They would buy appliances, such as vacuums, ovens, stoves, and refrigerators, to help make their lives easier. Take the vacuum for example. Instead of getting down on their hands and knees to scrub the floor or taking the broom and sweeping up the whole house, they could just plug the vacuum in and drag it or push it across the ground, which was faster and easier, allowing for more time for other things such as making dinner. People could also save time making dinner with a stove and an oven. Before the stove and oven, women had to make the fire, set up the pot, and watch it cook, but the stove and oven make cooking dinner or other meals a lot easier. They could turn the appliance on, put the meal in/on it, and let it cook for the time needed. Electricity was being made available to almost anyone. Most houses had an electricity connection, as long as the family was able to pay for it. Most families had houses and money, so they could afford to have electricity, and that number went above 60%, which means more than half of American households had electricity
Before WWI, most factories were using candles, natural light from the outside, and lanterns the light they needed to see what they were doing, but after WWI was over, people had gotten electricity, and factories were beginning to use it, too. Electricity in factories made using the machines so much easier. Instead of having to operate them by hand, you could just switch them on, let electricity run them, and the workers would put the materials in and package them, like they would have anyway, but now they could get it done faster and make more products. Most factories were now using electricity to power assembly lines, which put products together step by step in the same factory, instead of having to have one part made in one factory, then shipped off to another, and on and on until you have a finished product, meaning that assembly lines made manufacturing goods was faster, cheaper, and a lot easier. Before WWI, only 30% of factories were run by electricity, but by 1929, at least 70% were being powered by