History of the United States II / Unit 9 USH2 1203 short lesson, about 20 seconds
A Nation on Wheels
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The idea
More than twenty-three million cars were on American roads by nineteen twenty-nine, the anchor says.
In practice
The Yawp's count of registered cars: slightly more than nine million in nineteen twenty, nearly twenty-seven million by the decade's end.
Where people slip
The two counts differ. Both show the car reshaping industry, from glass to steel.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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