Week 4 Discussion Questions:
Reference: OpenStax College. (2014). U.S. History, p. xxx-xxx. Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection database
Using the text book chapters 24-26, please answer the following questions below using your own words in 75 words or more. Be sure to use citations (listed above) for EACH question.
- "The 1920s represents not a break with the past, but simply a repackaging of traditional American culture. There was nothing truly 'new' about it." After reading this chapter, do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why? (Chapter 24)
- What was Prohibition? How did it change the US? What were the effects? (Chapter 24)
- What role did movies play in the evolution of the American Culture? (Chapter 24)
- What were some of the causes of the Great Depression? How did President Hoover attempt to address these problems, and why didn't his efforts work? (Chapter 25)
- What were the causes of the stock market crash of 1929? (Chapter 25)
- Identify the local, city, and state efforts to combat the Great Depression. (Chapter 25)
- Who did Franklin D. Roosevelt's attempts to resolve the Great Depression differ from Hoover's? What was the "New Deal," and how successful was it? (Chapter 26)
- Explain why Congress amended the US Constitution to reduce the period of time between presidential elections and inaugurations. (Chapter 26)
