1. 1. Explain why agriculture was economically depressed during the 1920s.
2. 2. What happened to the trade union movement in the 1920s? Why?
3. 3. In what ways did industrial and technological developments in the 1920s increase environmental dangers and the rapid use and waste of natural resources? Was government in the 1920s interested in either conservation or preservation?
4. 4. Explain the economic and social impact of the booming automobile industry on America in the 1920s.
5. 5. How effective was prohibition in reducing excessive drinking? Why wasn't it more successful? What were some of prohibition's socially harmful effects on American society?
6. 6. Discuss Herbert Hoover's social thought. How did his outlook hinder him in fighting the depression that began during his presidency?