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THE ROARING TWENTIES
"It was the best of times..."  Following World War I, America's economy prospered as if the sky were the limit.  In this extravagant decade, many Americans prospered and enjoyed the growing economy.
KEY EVENTS
  • "return to normalcy" 
  • nativism​
  • The Roaring 20s
  • Prohibition
  • Harlem Renaissance
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BOOM AND BUST: THE GREAT DEPRESSION
"...It was the worst of times."  The economic bubble of the Roaring Twenties pops, causing millions to suffer financial ruin and unprecedented unemployment in the most desperate times in the history of the United States.
KEY EVENTS
  • consumer trends
  • laissez-faire economics
  • Black Tuesday
  • The Great Depression
  • Dust Bowl
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ROOSEVELT AND THE NEW DEAL
To deal with the problems brought on by the Great Depression, newly elected President Roosevelt develops numerous programs, collectively known as the New Deal, to help stabilize the nation and begin the process of recovery.
KEY EVENTS
  • First Hundred Days
  • The New Deal
  • Critics of the New Deal 
  • The Second New Deal
  • Court Packing
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