Early 1900s Study Guide

PART I

Pick two of the topics below to write two separate short answer essays, using 2 of the questions below.  All terms provided are to be included in your answers.  At least 10 sentences per question.  Remember to support your claim with evidence.

1) How is (the topic you chose) significant/what impact did it make to the social identity and culture of the United States in the 1920s?

2) What is the cause and effect that connects the terms within the grouping you chose?

3) What advancements did they make in establishing popular culture of the 1920s?

PART II

Be prepared to answer the following in a True/False and Multiple Choice format

1. Wall street market crash – what happened, and what caused it?   How did the U.S. go from a period of great prosperity to a Great Depression?  

2. Buying on Margin, Bank closings, unemployment rates, calling the margin

3. Hoovervilles, Soup Kitchens, Bonus Army

4. Hoover’s Reaction, Rugged Individualism, Laissez Faire Capitalism, tariffs

5. Dust Bowl – what caused it and what happened to the people there

6. The differences between the Conservative, Liberal and Radical solutions to the Great Depression 

7.  Prohibition, 18^th Amendment and the 21^st Amendment