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Section II (National Study): USA 1919-1941
Quick questions on The Roaring Twenties: HSC Modern History USA society and culture
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What is the consumer economy?Show answer
The 1920s American economy doubled in size, with real GDP rising around 42 per cent from 1921 to 1929. Real wages rose around 20 per cent between 1923 and 1929. Consumer credit ("buy now, pay later") expanded around eight-fold.
What is q1?Show answer
Source A is an extract from H.L. Mencken's Scopes Trial dispatch (Baltimore Sun, 1925). Using Source A and your own knowledge, explain the cultural fault lines of the 1920s.
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Evaluate the extent to which the 1920s were a decade of cultural transformation rather than reaction. [25 marks]
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Compare the views of David Levering Lewis and Lynn Dumenil on the 1920s cultural shifts. [10 marks]
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