Unequal distribution of wealth led to the Great Depression. Her class is about 75 minutes. Weve spent the last few weeks considering how americans adapted to abundance between the 1890s and 1920s. Despite the efforts of producers, advertisers, of retailers and of others, the supply of goods continue to outstrip demand. This wasnt because all everyone, all 106 million americans, had everything they needed. It was because they didnt have adequate purchasing power. They didnt have adequate wages or income to buy all of that stuff. And it wasnt just americans who were in this situation, but so too were our trading partners around the world. They didnt have enough income to buy all of the commodities we were producing in our fields and all of the wonderful things that we are our factories were making. So by the end of the 1920s, the American Economy went bust. You guys all know this. You all know that the stock get crashed in 1929. The World Economy went bust as well. A worldwide economic d
Stuff. And it wasnt just americans who were in the situation but so too were our trading partners around the world. They didnt have enough income to buy all the commodities we were producing in our fields and all the wonderful things our factories were making. So by the end of the 1920s the American Economy went bust. You all know the stock market crashed in 1929 and the World Economy went bust as well, a worldwide economic depression set in that lasted between 1929 and wasnt officially over until 1942. What was called the Great Depression could be considered a crisis of abundance. It brought attention to purchasing power and in doing so it ended up politicizing consumption. We talked a lot about how consumer culture rose to be at the very center of american culture. And i keep telling you we need to consider politics, and today is the day we will think about how consumption became plit politicized. So heres a graphic that typifies the usual story that historians tell about the Great D
Hindered American Consumers from keeping up with the high levels of american productivity. Her class is about 75 minutes. Its been the last few weeks considering how americans adapted to abundance, between the 1890s and the 1920s. Despite their efforts of producers, advertisers and retailers and of others, the supply of goods continue to outstrip demand. This was not because everyone all hundred 6 million americans had everything they needed. It was because they didnt have adequate purchasing power. They dont have adequate wages or income to buy all of that stuff. And it wasnt just americans who were in the situation. But so to our trading partners around the world. They dont have enough income to buy all of the commodities we were producing in our fields and all the wonderful things are factories were making. So by the end of the 1920s, the American Economy went bust. You will know this. You all know the stock market crashed in 1929. And the World Economy went bust as well. Worldwide
Test. Test test. We talked a lot about that, right . All of the efforts that advertisers went to add some kind of value to their product. At a certain point there is no new markets to be found. There is no new demand to be generated. Now when we talk about prices were talking about cost of living. When we talk about expectations, when we talk about expectations what were talking about is the standard of living. Right . So prices, cost of living, expectations, standard of living. And the standard of living in the 1920s was on the rise. This new standard of living was beckenni beckoning americans to buy more and to want more. The threathold of dire was rising. Now let me be really clear with you. All of the things that we looked at and thought about. But they were considered decencies. So the shift from luxury to decencies, and they were coming to become the birthright of all american citizens. Something that all americans had a right to claim, wish for, and to want. So despite the histo
Speeding comet starting in beijing, where the leaders of United States and china struck a deal on Climate Change. They are the two polluters, and agreed to reduce carbon emissions. China did not set targets. Lets look at the numbers. These are 2013 numbers when china produced 29 of the worlds Carbon Dioxide and the United States 15 just the two countries accounting for almost half the carbon emissions. The remainder in the top five the e. U. , with 10 , followed by india on 7 , and russia on 5 . The question is whether the other countries there, in the e. U. Group of countries, may be pressured to follow the lead of china and the United States. I comment president xi, his team and the Chinese Government for the commitment to slow, peek and reverse the course of chinas carbon emissions. I can announce the United States set a new goal of reducing ou green house emissions from 26 to 28 below 2005 levels by 2025. Translation we have announced our targets for Climate Change, two countries a