Making Connections

1. Question

   What drove popular opinion in the 1920s to unrestrained confidence in American business? How did it influence Republicans’ approach to governance and the development of the American economy in the 1920s?

2. Question

   Americans’ encounters with the wealth and increased personal freedom characteristic of the 1920s varied greatly. Why did some embrace the era’s changes, while others resisted them?

3. Question

   How did shifting government policy contribute to both the boom of the 1920s and the bust of 1929?

4. Question

   How did Americans attempt to lessen the impact of the Great Depression?