WWII

FDR and the New Deal

Analyze the ways in which the Great Depression changed the American social fabric in the 1930s. Be sure to cite specific examples from your reading and notes.

Your post is due by 9:00pm Sunday, March 22.

The Politics of Boom and Bust

Historians have not looked too kindly on the presidents of the 1920s, usually judging them as mediocre. Do you agree with this evaluation of their performance? Explain using specific, factual examples from your readings and notes.

Post is due by 9:00pm Sunday, March 15.

1920s Clash of Cultures

For this post, you will be discussing the juxtaposition of traditional America with the new, liberal ideas of the 1920s. Looking at your assigned topic (topics listed below), examine the photographs, cartoons, diagrams, and documents on the following site:

Clash of Cultures Homepage

What do these photographs, cartoons, diagrams and documents reveal about your topic? How are traditional ideas changing? How are these changes manifested in your topic? What resistance/opposition was there to these changes? Please cite specific documents in your response.

Topics:

1- Prohibition
2- The Scopes Trial
3- The New Woman
4- Anti-Immigration and the KKK

Your post is due by 9:00pm Sunday, March 8.