Classwork 3/28/16

Hello.

Here is your assignment for today's class, 3/28/16.

1. READ - Chapter 22 Section 1 of The Americans 
2. Complete the Guided Reading Questions below: 

1. Give specific examples to show how the superficial prosperity of the late 1920s hid troubling weaknesses in the country.
2. Identify reasons why agriculture suffered more throughout the 1920s than any other part of the country.
3. How was the distribution of income so unequal in the United States during the 1920s?  How was 
4. What does it mean to "buy on margin"?  How did this practice contribute to creating the Great Depression?
5. Why did so many banks fail so quickly during the early 1930s?
6. What happened to ordinary workers during the Great Depression?
7. How did the Hawley-Smoot Tariff of 1930 worsen the worldwide depression?
8. What role did the effects of World War I play in affecting the world economy?