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Questions For Class Discussion

Questions For Class Discussion
Chapter 32: The Politics of Boom and Bust, 1920 - 1932

  1. In what ways were the 1920s a reaction against the progressive era?

  2. Was the American isolationism of the 1920s linked to the rise of movements like the Ku Klux Klan? In what ways did movements like fundamentalism reflect similar antimodern outlooks, and in what ways did they reflect more basic religious disagreements?

  3. To what extent did the policies of the booming 1920s contribute to the depression? Was the depression inevitable, or could it have been avoided? Why or why not?

  4. How did the depression challenge the traditional belief of Hoover and other Americans in rugged individualism?
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