Talking Points Unit  9

1920s:

1. Trace the Red Scare- explain its origins and its impact, including the rise of the New Klan, immigration restriction and the case of Sacco and Vanzetti.

2. Describe the noble experiment of Prohibition and its impact on American life in the 1920s culturally, politically and economically.

3. How was this decade the dawn of the modern age? Describe with regard to cultural changes wrought by the automobile, radio, sports and entertainment.

4. How were the 1920s marked by a growing distrust between the Big City and the countryside? Expalin in the context of the debate about teaching evolution, the rise of Hollywood, the changing morality and cultural liberation.

5. Justify the reemergence of the GOP in 1920 and its impact on the economy of the decade for Business, Farmers and the tariff.

6. What were the scandals of the 1920s and what did they say about the times?

7. Describe Coolidge and the race of 1924.

8. Trace the problem of debt, the Dawes solution and its impact on the US and Europe.

9. Why was Hoover the obvious choice in 1928? How was he uniquely suited to the coming challenges of an insecure world and teetering ecomomy?

10. What caused the crash and what will its impact be?

11. How did Hoover respond to the Depression and how does it fit in with established economic practices? Why isn't it working?

12. Describe foreign policy under Hoover- his Latin American policy, Japanese aggression  and the world responsiveness.  Assess.

13. Describe the episode of the Bonus Army March and justify the actions of both sides.

1930s:

1. Describe the election of 1932 and justify the outcome.

2. Describe the program of Relief, Recovery and Reform. Why was it so radical?  How is it supposed to work?  Give examples.

3. If indeed the economy was broken, how did FDR fix it? Explain his approach to the nation's money supply and job creation.

4. FDR faced opposition from both the left and the right. Describe:

5. Describe the plight of the farmers.

6. Who did FDR favor, Labor or Industry? Explain.

7. What did the New Deal do for women, consumers, the elderly and the forgotten man?

8. Who was Alf Landon and why was he doomed to fail in 1936?

9. Describe the court packing scheme. Who won and why?

10. Assess the New Deal. Was it radical or conservative? Justify.