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WHERE
DID ALL THE MONEY GO? The Great Depression Mystery
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Part 4
Brainstorm about what businesses began or grew because of the mass production of the automobile. (These would include suppliers to both industries, capital equipment manufacturers, producers of complementary goods, construction industry.)
Take a look at the following definitions/descriptions:
- Suppliers provide all the parts and materials needed to make a car and the car companies assemble those parts.
- Capital goods are the factory, tools, and the machinery used in production.
- Complementary goods are ones that develop because cars became the main means of transportation. Examples of these would be roads, gas stations, hotels, restaurants, repair shops, housing, etc.
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Complete the Interdependence Web Activity.
After you've completed the activity, be prepared to discuss the following:
- What types of jobs does any business need to function?
- When
these workers earn income from their jobs, what are the three major
things that workers do with their income?
- When income declines, what happens to the three "things" you identified in the previous question?
- When demand for cars declined in the late 20s, what kinds of companies business declined?
