Do you like the sample? Feel free to order your paper with us: writersperhour.com INSTRUCTIONS 1) The “New Era”, while celebrated by many Americans, was also rejected by large segments of the country. A) Who were those reactionary critics, and what “New” historical phenomena did they find so repugnant? B) How did such reactionaries express their anxieties: what groups, laws, movements, etc.? 2) Although the Great Crash on Wall Street symbolically ended the 1920s economic boom, fundamental weaknesses in the U.S. economy actually paved the way for the Great Depression. A) Explain these major structural flaws in the national economy and why they helped cause the Depression. B) Identify their roots: why did such flaws exist in the first place? Look to the 1920s and connect those developments to 1930s struggles. 3) Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected on promising a “New Deal” for a depression-ravaged American public. A) What major economic and social problems did Roosevelt face upon his election in 1932? B) How did the Roosevelt Administration attempt to revolve those problems? Focus on Roosevelt’s first two years in office, or the so-called “First New Deal”. 5) The Second World War demanded an immense mobilization on the American homefront. A) With (white) men away, what traditionally marginalized groups of people helped produce this unprecedented amount of materials? How did they contribute to the war effort? B) What were the legacies of World War II? Consider its social effects as well as its impact on America’s economy, foreign policy, and governing structures. Please answer clearly for each essay prompt.

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1) The “New Era”, while celebrated by many Americans, was also rejected
by large segments of the country.
A) Who were those reactionary critics, and what “New” historical
phenomena did they find so repugnant?
B) How did such reactionaries express their anxieties: what groups, laws,
movements, etc.?
The New Era was the 1920s when the postwar economic growth took place in America. The
1920s marked a new economic structure with more production fueled by oil and electricity. The
oil boom took place and electricity was used as the widespread mode of power leading to urban
expansion and factory set ups in the cities. The reactionary critics reacted on the basis of the
conflicts and social issues that were fueling amongst the liberal developed urban areas and
conservative underdeveloped rural areas. As cities grew and became more liberal, crime, political
corruption, use of drugs and alcohol and liberal views of sex became prominent.
These anxieties were expressed through The Volstead Act was applied to uphold the Eighteenth
Amendment but it wasn’t implemented because of the lack of funding and staffing. A rise in

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political and social movements were seen to address the growing issues such as flappers, the
right to vote for women, the Harlem Renaissance, integration of African American culture, and
the Social Realism Movement which celebrated and promoted art and jazz.
2) Although the Great Crash on Wall Street symbolically ended the 1920s
economic boom, fundamental weaknesses in the U.S. economy actually
paved the way for the Great Depression.
A) Explain these major structural flaws in the national economy and why
they helped cause the Depression.
B) Identify their roots: why did such flaws exist in the first place? Look to
the 1920s and connect those developments to 1930s struggles.
The major problems in the national economy that caused the Great Depression were the rising
fed funds rate which eventually led to the stock market crash. The currency markets weren’t as
strong as when investors turned towards them, the gold standard supported the dollars and they
traded their dollars for gold causing a run for the dollar. The interest rates eventually rose and the
investment money became restricted once again causing bankruptcies. Even after this, the supply
of money wasn’t increased by the Fed. Eventually people stopped spending money,
unemployment rose, there was no credit available and more than 11,000 banks failed.
The root causes of the flaws in the 1920s economy were the unequal distribution of wealth as
most families were living on less than $2000 per year and 80% of the nation didn’t have any
savings. The farmers were the major part of the economy but their income was less than the

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national average hence thousands of farms closed down. Trade problems also existed due to the
high tariffs and retaliations from countries.
3) Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected on promising a “New Deal” for a
depression-ravaged American public.
A) What major economic and social problems did Roosevelt face upon his
election in 1932?
B) How did the Roosevelt Administration attempt to revolve those
problems? Focus on Roosevelt’s first two years in office, or the so-called
“First New Deal”.
As Roosevelt came to the office in 1932, the country had just recovered from the Great
Depression but the aftermath was still evident. All the previously earning workers were now
unemployed, the banks had failed, the consumer economy was at a halt as people stopped
spending and there were no savings. The social issues that he faced were mass migrations, rise in
crime rate, and change in demographic trends as birth rates fell and rates of abandonment rose,
higher education was out of reach of most Americans and use of alcohol, drugs and prostitution
greatly rose.
As Roosevelt had promised, he spent the next nine years of his rule to provide safety and security
to the millions of suffering Americans. He dealt with the situation immediately with his first new
deal where he shored up the nation’s banks then built other reforms. He passed 15 major laws in
the Congress including the Glass-Steagall Banking Bill, Agricultural Adjustment Act, and
National Industrial Recovery Act; these reshaped the American economy to a great extent.

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5) The Second World War demanded an immense mobilization on the
American home front.
A) With (white) men away, what traditionally marginalized groups of
people helped produce this unprecedented amount of materials? How did
they contribute to the war effort?
B) What were the legacies of World War II? Consider its social effects as
well as its impact on America’s economy, foreign policy, and governing
structures.
The people that helped the most in producing the unprecedented amount of materials were the
businessmen who played a key role in the mobilization effects. With the New Deal policies, the
industry had provided millions of jobs to people and higher incomes were given out. The
mobilization efforts for the war focused on producing several war goods such as tanks, arms,
ships and ammunition.
The legacy of the WWII in terms of its impact on the US economy and governing has been great
as the economy changed overnight. There were more workers employed in factories as
government spending increased and deployed as soldiers. Factories had been retooled in order to
support the war and mobilization helped industries flourish. However, the social effects were
devastating even though social services and government wealth increased, there was depression,
turmoil everywhere and vast migrations took place at this time.