STEP 2: MOVE BEYOND THE BASICS

CHAPTER 23 STUDY GUIDE

MOVE BEYOND THE BASICS To demonstrate a more advanced understanding, describe the social, cultural, and economic trends that marked the 1920s as a “New Era” and the changes that occurred as the nation entered the Great Depression.
Characteristics/Developments in the 1920s Changes from 1929 to 1932
Business and Manufacturing/Urban Life
Agriculture/Rural Life
Society: Consumerism, Religion, Mass Culture
Population: Gender, Race Relations, Immigrants
Government and Politics
The Economy