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United States History and Geography: Post-Reconstruction to the Present (US.19 to US.27)

5 dot points across 5 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

What cultural conflicts divided Americans in the 1920s?

Analyze the cultural and social conflicts of the 1920s, including Prohibition, immigration restriction and the Red Scare, the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan, and the Scopes Trial in Dayton, Tennessee (Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, United States History and Geography, US.20).
A standard-level answer on 1920s cultural conflict for the Tennessee US History EOC: Prohibition and its failure, the Red Scare and immigration quotas, the revived Ku Klux Klan, the fundamentalist-modernist clash, and the Scopes Trial in Dayton, Tennessee.
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What caused the stock market crash and the Great Depression?

Explain the causes of the Great Depression, including the stock market crash of 1929, overproduction, uneven wealth, weak banks, and buying on margin and credit (Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, United States History and Geography, US.21).
A standard-level answer on the causes of the Great Depression for the Tennessee US History EOC: the 1929 stock market crash, speculation and buying on margin, overproduction and underconsumption, uneven distribution of wealth, weak and unregulated banks, and tariffs.
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How did the Great Depression affect ordinary Americans, and how did Hoover respond?

Analyze the human impact of the Great Depression, including unemployment, bank failures, the Dust Bowl, and Hoovervilles, and President Hoover's limited response (Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, United States History and Geography, US.22).
A standard-level answer on the human impact of the Great Depression for the Tennessee US History EOC: mass unemployment, bank failures and lost savings, the Dust Bowl and Okie migration, Hoovervilles, and President Hoover's limited, philosophy-driven response.
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What was the New Deal, and how did it change the role of government?

Explain the goals and major programs of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, including relief, recovery, and reform, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and Social Security, and the lasting expansion of the federal government (Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, United States History and Geography, US.23).
A standard-level answer on the New Deal for the Tennessee US History EOC: the three R's of relief, recovery, and reform, key agencies like the CCC, WPA, and FDIC, the Tennessee Valley Authority, Social Security, and how the New Deal permanently expanded the federal government.
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What made the 1920s a decade of prosperity and cultural change?

Explain the economic prosperity and social and cultural changes of the 1920s, including mass production and consumer culture, the automobile, women's changing roles, and the Harlem Renaissance (Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, United States History and Geography, US.19).
A standard-level answer on the 1920s boom for the Tennessee US History EOC: mass production and the assembly line, the automobile and consumer culture, credit and the stock market, the flapper and women's new roles, jazz, and the Harlem Renaissance.
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