The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People (Brinkley), 7th Edition

Chapter 23: The Great Depression

Study Questions

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1			What caused the stock market boom to get so out of hand? What was the crash like?
2			What impact did international trade and debt factors have on the American economy? What role did U.S. tariff policy play?
3			What happened to the banking system early in the Depression? What role did the Federal Reserve System play?
4			To what extent was the Depression a global as well as American episode?
5			Describe the human impact in key industrial cities and on the farms. How effective were local, state, and private relief agencies in meeting the ravages of widespread unemployment?
6			What American values and interests were reflected in the motion pictures and popular literature of the 1930s?
7			How much allure did such radical movements as communism and socialism have for Americans in the 1930s? What was the "Popular Front" approach and why did it end?
8			How did artists and writers, including those on the political left, shape public perceptions of the human effects of the Depression?
9			What was Hoover's new approach to the Depression after mid-1931? What caused his shift in emphasis?
10			What made Franklin Roosevelt such an attractive presidential candidate for the Democrats? Why did he win the 1932 election?

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