Problem
Answer the following questions based on your knowledge of United States History:
A. Discuss the precedent established by Schenck v. United States 1919
B. Discuss each of the following as they apply to the 1920's as a decade of conflict: The Scopes Monkey Trial, Nativism, The Red Scare, The Sacco and Vanzetti Case, The Generation Gap and Prohibition.
C. Why was Prohibition associated with a "disrespect" for legislation
D. How did the invention of the automobile change the definition of dating in the 1920's?
E. Discuss the term negritude as it applies to the Harlem renaissance
F. Discuss the changing roles of women in the 1920's
G. Explain the cause and effect relationship between World War I and The Great Migration
H. How did the writings of Langston Hughes, and Zora Neale Hurston reflect the blossoming of African American culture during the 1920's?
I. Identify and explain the cause and effect relationship between Nativism and the Quota Acts of the 1920's
J. Describe the cause and effect relationship between the Bolshevik Revolution and The Red scare of of the 1920's
K. Discuss the phrase return to normalcy as it applies to U.S. Foreign Policy following World War I
L. Why did the United States Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
M. Define isolationism as it applies to US foreign policy following WWI
N. Explain the cause and effect relationship between the Red Scare and The Palmer Raids
O. Complete the graphic organizer below
Causes of the Great Depression
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How it led to the Depression
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Overproduction
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Mechanization
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Uneven Distribution of Wealth
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Speculation in the Stock Market
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Easy Credit
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The Tariff System
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P. Describe the term Dust Bowl as it applies to the Great Depression
Q. Complete the graphic organizer below
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Term
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How it Relates to the Depression
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Bonus Army
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Hoovervilles
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Okies
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Hooverblankets
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R. Describe President Hoover's approach to the Great Depression as expressed by the document below: . . . "economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. . . The best contribution of government lies in [stimulating] . . . voluntary [economic recovery programs] in the community. The government - national, state, and local - can join with the community in such programs and do its part."
-Herbert Hoover
S. Use the document below to compare Hoover and Roosevelts approach to the Great depression.