USA 1919-1941
Updated Term 1 2023
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The websites below are intended to give you an overview of each question. There is a lot of information but you don't need to read every website word for word. Skim read, find the important information, and synthesise information (put different bits of information together to form an argument) from each site to form your response.
If you need to do further research, you might want to try Sweetsearch, which is a search engine designed to return results that are more relevant to students.
You could also add site:.edu to the end of your search, which will limit your search to educational sites.
The websites below are intended to give you an overview of each question. There is a lot of information but you don't need to read every website word for word. Skim read, find the important information, and synthesise information (put different bits of information together to form an argument) from each site to form your response.
If you need to do further research, you might want to try Sweetsearch, which is a search engine designed to return results that are more relevant to students.
You could also add site:.edu to the end of your search, which will limit your search to educational sites.
US government interventions during the Depression
Note: GOP stands for Grand Old Party, and is a nickname for the Republican party
The Great Depression, 1929-1933 - BBC Bitesize - This is a good overview
of the whole period. Use pages 6-8.
President Herbert Hoover's economic policies - The Balance
President Hoover's response - U.S. History
Hoover's economic policies - The Library of Economics and Liberty
The Great Depression and President Hoover's response - Lumen Learning
Franklin D. Roosevelt's economics policies and accomplishments - The Balance
The New Deal - Khan Academy
President Roosevelt's New Deal - Virginia Commonwealth University
New Deal - History.com [archive*] (The pictures don't load)
*what does [archive] mean?
Note: GOP stands for Grand Old Party, and is a nickname for the Republican party
The Great Depression, 1929-1933 - BBC Bitesize - This is a good overview
of the whole period. Use pages 6-8.
President Herbert Hoover's economic policies - The Balance
President Hoover's response - U.S. History
Hoover's economic policies - The Library of Economics and Liberty
The Great Depression and President Hoover's response - Lumen Learning
Franklin D. Roosevelt's economics policies and accomplishments - The Balance
The New Deal - Khan Academy
President Roosevelt's New Deal - Virginia Commonwealth University
New Deal - History.com [archive*] (The pictures don't load)
*what does [archive] mean?
Consumerism from 1919-1941
Domestic economic policy - CliffsNotes
The 'Roaring Twenties' - BBC Bitesize
Economic problems in the 1920s - BBC Bitesize
The consumer economy and mass entertainment - Digital History
A new society: Economic and social change - CliffsNotes
Capitalism and the Depression - This article is talking about the role of Fortune magazine during the Great Depression, but it is relevant because of its discussion of advertising
Consumer advertising during the Great Depression: A resource guide - Library of Congress - Use the menu on the right to navigate the different sections
The business of America: The economy in the 1920s - Encyclopedia.com
Influence of advertising during the Great Depression - Elon Journal of Undergraduate Research in Communications
Domestic economic policy - CliffsNotes
The 'Roaring Twenties' - BBC Bitesize
Economic problems in the 1920s - BBC Bitesize
The consumer economy and mass entertainment - Digital History
A new society: Economic and social change - CliffsNotes
Capitalism and the Depression - This article is talking about the role of Fortune magazine during the Great Depression, but it is relevant because of its discussion of advertising
Consumer advertising during the Great Depression: A resource guide - Library of Congress - Use the menu on the right to navigate the different sections
The business of America: The economy in the 1920s - Encyclopedia.com
Influence of advertising during the Great Depression - Elon Journal of Undergraduate Research in Communications
Urbanisation and industrialisation from 1919-1941
Hint: Don't just Google the question, the keywords in the question won't help you to find the information you need.
There are a lot of factors at play in this question and areas you can research include the migrations from rural to urban areas and their impact, the growing consumer culture and its impact on US society, or the consequences of rapid urbanisation and industrialisation such as housing shortages and working conditions.
There are a lot of factors at play in this question and areas you can research include the migrations from rural to urban areas and their impact, the growing consumer culture and its impact on US society, or the consequences of rapid urbanisation and industrialisation such as housing shortages and working conditions.
A new society: Economic and social change - CliffsNotes
Postwar labour tensions - Digital History
The consumer economy and mass entertainment - Digital History
1920s urbanisation and immigration - Khan Academy
Hicks and slicks: The urban-rural confrontation of the twenties - Austin Community College
Transformation and backlash - U.S. History
The Great Migration - West Philadelphia Collaborative History - Scroll down to 'Stories in this collection' for more detailed information
The Great Migration - History.com [archive] (The pictures don't load)
Harlem Renaissance - Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mass exodus from the plains - American Experience
Postwar labour tensions - Digital History
The consumer economy and mass entertainment - Digital History
1920s urbanisation and immigration - Khan Academy
Hicks and slicks: The urban-rural confrontation of the twenties - Austin Community College
Transformation and backlash - U.S. History
The Great Migration - West Philadelphia Collaborative History - Scroll down to 'Stories in this collection' for more detailed information
The Great Migration - History.com [archive] (The pictures don't load)
Harlem Renaissance - Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mass exodus from the plains - American Experience
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