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started by Kay Bradley on 17 Mar 11
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    F Block

    1. Name an example of a conflict that ensued form the diffs between modernism and traditional values
    2. Why are the 1920s considered their own era
    3. While the auto industry increased, what industry decreased?
    4. What was the Mellon Plan? How did it show something key about the 1920s?
    5. Fordney McCumber Act
    Teapot Dome Scandal?
    6. What did the Volstead Act Enforce?
    7. What aspects of American industry increased in addition to the auto industry?
    8. What industrial sectors decreased?
    9. What was the Red Scare/Palmer Raids?
    10. What was the Harlem Renaissance? Why did it coexist with a historical resurgence of the KKK?
    11. High immigration rates/resurgence of nativism/National Origins Act of 1926


    B Block
    1. Explain 3 major goals of President Harding; connect this to how Republican views changed
    2. How did the US government react to the Red Scare and limit immigration?
    3. What was the most notable consumer product in the 1920s, and how did it affect the US economy in the big picture?
    4. What was THE key contradiction in 1920s America? Explain.
    5. How did the pre WWI years differ form the 1920s in terms of American life and the economy?
    6. Why was the Harlem Renaissance significant?
    7. What are the parallels between the rise and fall of the US economy in 1990-2011 and the 1920s, specifically regarding credit?

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