New Deal Programs

 Identify THREE of the following New Deal measures and analyze the ways in which each of the three attempted to fashion a more stable economy and a more equitable society?

     Agricultural Adjustment Act

     Securities and Exchange Commission

     Wagner National Labor Relations Act

     Social Security Act

The Great Depression I

Describe the factors that led to the Great Depression.  In your opinion, what was the biggest factor?  Describe the efforts taken by The Hoover Administration to combat the Depression.

20s Economics and Arts

In what ways did economic conditions and developments in the arts and entertainment help create the reputation of the 1920’s as the Roaring Twenties?

The Jazz Age

What nickname given to the 1920s is the most accurate?  Why?  What do you feel were the biggest advances during the 1920s?  Who were the major contributors to the "Golden Age" of sports during this era?

The Russian Revolution

Describe the Russian Revolution and how it affected the outcome of WW I?  What would have been a possible outcome if the revolution had not occurred? 

Holocaust Museum Trip

What were your thoughts about Tuesday’s trip?  Did anything surprise you? What should the world have done about the Nazis?  What were your feelings about the war memorials? 

America & World War I

Why did the Senate refuse to allow America's entrance into the League of nations?  How would the 20th Century have been different if the League had power?  Do you think the United nations has done enough to keep peace in the world?  (use real examples to support your position)

Labor and the Supreme Court

Compare and contrast the Supreme Court cases Muller v Oregon and Hammer v Dagenhart.  Define the term Dual Federalism as it relates to the Dagenhart case.

The Progressive Movement

What role did Margaret Sanger play in challenging gender restrictions in the early 20^th Century? 
(thoroughly describe her efforts)

American Imperialism

To what extent is this statement true:  The primary factor in the United States adopting a policy of imperialism was economic.