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For this topic you must
study the three Key Questions below:
1. What were the
causes of the economic boom?
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America's assets
and development - (natural resources; hire purchase and
easy credit; spread of electricity; new methods of
manufacturing; mass production)
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The attitude and
policies of the Republican Presidents -
(Harding,
Coolidge,
Hoover,
Laissez faire policy;
rugged individualism, protectionism)
2. How did this
prosperity affect American society?
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The new consumer
society -(new household gadgets e.g: telephone,
refrigerators, hoovers; the era of the skyscraper)
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The influence of
the car industry -(Henry Ford and the development of the
assembly line; the Model T; impact on feeder industries;
improvements in infrastructure)
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Groups and sectors
that did not prosper -
(e.g: farmers; black Americans; immigrants; older industries;
the trade unions)
3. Why did this
prosperity come to a sudden end in 1929?
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Longer term
reasons for the end of prosperity -(e.g:
overproduction; falling demand for consumer goods; boom in land
and property values)
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Short term reasons
for the end of prosperity - (e.g: over speculation in
shares; availability of easy credit)
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The Wall Street
Crash and its immediate effects
(e.g
loss of confidence; panic selling; Black Thursday; crash of the
markets)
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Short videos and powerpoints on immigration
and racial issues in America.
A summary of the period
(Revision)
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