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Do you think that the 1920s should be most noted as a decade of anxiety and intolerance, hedonism and liberation, or both? |
The 1920s proved to be significantly different in both the rural and urban areas of America, one being more religious-based and the other being much more liberal, respectively. |
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Some historians have considered the tensions of the late 1920s in terms of rural backlash against a rising urban America. Do you agree with this proposition? Why or why not? |
Seeing as that both areas of America were so different, they bumped heads in certain aspects of life such as Prohibition, religion, belief systems, and overall morals. |
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List at least five major economic and/or technological developments of the 1920s. Select the three most significant ones and explain your choices. |
Cars and airplanes Credit Advertising and Radio |
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Explain how the automobile industry in the 1920s had an impact on the national economy similar to that of the railroad industry in the 1870s and 1880s |
Automobiles were like an upgrade from railroads, which led to more traveling and spending money, more demands to produce glass, rubber, and increased the sale of oil and gasoline further impacting the national economy. |
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The text authors argue that immigration legislation in the 1920s “caused America to sacrifice something of its tradition of freedom and opportunity, as well as much of its color and variety.” How do you react to this argument? Do you agree that immigration restrictions were necessary? Why or why not? |
America was very fearful of its people, more specifically, a potential rise of communism, which led them to fear immigrant who were threats because they had differing belief systems and ideals, which could affect America’s ‘perfect’ society.m. |
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Chapter 31 Essays
What evidence indicted throughout the 1920s that the economy was not as healthy as most believed? Why weren’t these weaknesses addressed? Outline the causes of the great crash of 1929. Why did it come so unexpectedly? |
Overproduction Too much credit Too dependent on stock markets Uneven distribution of wealth Banks failed |
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In what ways did the Washington Conference, Kellogg-Briand Pact, and Stimson doctrine fall short of ensuring American national security? |
The Washington Conference was talking about battleships but did not include smaller things like destroyers and submarines. However, other countries such as Germany, we're building these smaller naval vessels.
Kellogg-Briand Pact: was a national agreement which states that war will not be used to resolve conflicts.
The Stimson doctrine was a policy that stated in a note to Japan and China that international territories were not going to be recognized if enforced by forces. |
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Why was the Harding administration so scandal-ridden? Consider both Harding’s personal qualities and the postwar climates. What long-term impact did these scandals have on Harding’s reputation, the Republican Party, and American national interest? |
Given that Harding was a weak leader and somewhat naive, his short-lived presidency was scandal-ridden and ruined his reputation as “the ideal president”. |
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Describe the relationship between American tariff policy, war debts and reparations, and the Great Depression. Explain why the federal government adopted the tariff and debt-repayment policies it did. Assess the wisdom of these policies. |
Postwar America compromised their own economy, with tariffs and taxes, in order to force their debtors to repay them; some of the policies were harmful to the national economy, and even future trade systems. |
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What did Herbert Hoover do to combat the Great Depression? What more do you think he should have done? Why didn’t he? Justify the text authors’ description of Hoover as the “Pioneer of the New Deal.” |
Herbert Hoover placed many policies and programs that did nothing to improve the economy, and some even worsened it; Hoover did not believe in helping individuals, which would have most likely taken the economy in a different direction had he done that. |
