Affluence and Anxiety

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Affluence and Anxiety

• Chapter 23
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Discussion Question part one

• 1. 1. Suppose you were John Parker, the black
  Alabama sharecropper who moved North during World
  War I. Describe the hopes related to your
  decision to move to the North and analyze the
  degree to which you were able to fulfill those
  hopes during the 1920s.
• 2. After World War I, fear of communism generally
  permeated attitudes among the American people.
  Explain the reasons for the development of this
  fear and discuss the events that reflect this
  fear in American society during the 1920s.

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Discussion Question part one

• 3. Discuss the general attitude of native-born
  white Americans toward immigrants during the
  1920s.
• 4. Explain the reasons for the revival of the Ku
  Klux Klan during the 1920s and evaluate the
  extent to which the Klan was able to attain its
  goals successfully.
• 5. Suppose you belonged to a middle-class family
  during the 1920s. Describe what would probably
  have been characteristic of your lifestyle during
  that period.

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Discussion Question part two

• 1. Discuss the major technological and business
  innovations that promoted economic prosperity in
  the United States during the 1920s.
• 2. Suppose that you were a black intellectual
  living in New York City and observing the various
  aspects of black life in the United States during
  the 1920s. Describe what you would consider the
  major aspects of black life and culture during
  that period.

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Discussion Question part two

• 3. Pretend that you are reporting for a
  contemporary women's magazine concerning the
  conditions of women during the 1920s. How would
  you describe the lifestyle of women in each class
  of American society, and how would you evaluate
  the change, if any, in the rights and
  opportunities for women in that period?

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Discussion Question part two

• 4. Discuss the philosophy of the three Republican
  presidents of the 1920s and evaluate their
  handling of the major developments in American
  domestic and foreign policies during their
  administrations.
• 5. Discuss the events that indicate the survival
  of progressivism during the 1920s