The United States Gypsum Co. developed the product we now call drywall in 1916, as a cheap alternative to plaster walls. It was gypsum plaster compressed between two sheets of heavy paper. It became known as drywall when it was used at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, but it did not become a standard building material until World War II when the United States needed a lot of buildings in a hurry. Drywall is faster and cheaper than plastering. It is now the standard wall covering in almost all construction.
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