The 1920s is often called the Roaring 20’s because it saw the economic prosperity like never before although it was short term prosperity. In the 1920s, the United States earned a lot of profits and most of these profits earned were reinvested into expansion process. However, by 1929, the expansion of the companies reached a limit and there could be no expansion beyond that limit (Foner, 794). This limit made the slowdown unstoppable. This expansion further led to a great deal of increase in profits which naturally caused the wages to increase but the corporate profits increased to unmatched level and simultaneously distribution of wealth as well was widened (Foner, 794).