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Assignment:
AP U.S. Study Guide. Brinkley: American History
The New Era
1. Discuss the ideas and attitudes displayed in art and literature during this postwar decade? How did some artists and authors act upon their feeling about American society.
2. What message was put forth by the southern agrarians or "the Fugitives"?
3. How was the nation divided over the issue of prohibition? What were the negative effects of prohibition?
4. What restrictions were placed on immigration by legislation in the 1920's? What factors inspired this legislation?
5. Describe the development of the "new Klan" and how it came to differ from the original Klan. Why did it have such strong appeal to some Americans?
6. Explain the differences between fundamentalist and modernist Protestants. How were these groups representative of American society as a whole?
7. Why was the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) founded? What was the verdict in, and the overall impact of the "Scopes Monkey Trial"?
8. How did social divisions in American society damage the Democratic Party in the 1920's?
9. Why was Warren Hardin chosen as the Republican candidate for President in the 1920? Describe the political scandals in the Harding administration.
10. Discuss the Teapot Dome Scandal.
11. Describe the approach of the Republican administrations towards business and the economy.
Please provide long, detailed answers.