HIST1302 Exam #2 - Explain the business culture of the 1920’s

HIST 1302- Exam #2

Critical Thinking Essay Questions. Provide facts and evidence for each question. 300-word response for each question. 

1.Explain the business culture of the 1920’s. Who supported restricting immigration 1to the US in the 1920’s and why? In what ways did the ideas about the proper roles for women change in the 1920’s? Identify the causes of the Great Depression. Make as many connections to today.

2.Which political party took over US government after President Hoover's defeat and why? What were the major initiatives of the First New Deal, and how did they differ from the Second New Deal? Explain how New Deal benefits applied to women and minorities? Make as many connections to today.

3.Why did the US enter World War II? How did American minorities face threats to their freedom at home during World War II? Explain two consequences of WWII at home and around the world. (Think about two major world powers and the expansion of Democracy and Civil Rights.) Make as many connections to today.

4.What prompted the Cold War? What effects did the anticommunism of the Cold War have on American politics and culture? What effect did it have on civil rights in America? Provide two successful civil rights movements in the 1950’s. Make as many connections to today.