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Practice Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) ID: #1125 cars
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Cars  became  practical  vehicles  and  millions  of  Americans  started  buying  cars  for  luxury  and  .  Manufactures  competed  to  outreach  each  other  in  advancements  in  all  aspects  of  automobile  construction,  and  cars  became  more  ,  comfortable  and  easier  to  drive.  Four  wheel  brakes  and  car  radios  were  new  changes  introduced  in  the  automobile  industry.  Henry  Ford  was  able  to  reduce  the  cost  of  cars  to  a  level  that  most  people  could  afford  to  buy.  Car  factories  employed  thousands  of  workers  and  new  industries  sprang  up  to  service  the  automobile.  Henry  Ford  became  one  of  the  richest  men  of  America  and  the  steel  industry  also  boomed.  The  process  of  standardized  mass  production  led  to  economic  .  The  worker  productivity  rapidly  increased.  New  industries  such  as  petroleum  and  steel  helped  to  create  a  host  of  new  industries  such  as  plastic  and  rayon  production.  In  1915,  the  total  annual  expenditure  was  $600  million,  which  grew  to  $2.5  billion  in  1918.  With  increased  worker  productivity,  workers  earned  higher  wages  and  became  better  consumers  and  investors  in  the  US  stock  market.  A  new  cycle  of    started,  which  encouraged  Americans  to  build  up  debt  in  order  to  buy  consumer  goods.  

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