Apply Concepts

Identify the role of confidence in both the boom and the crash of the U.S. economy.

Explain how the U.S. entertainment industry changed during the 1930s.

Identify Patterns

Discuss the migrations that occurred during the Dust Bowl.

Draw Conclusions

Explain how changing power structures in Europe influenced U.S. politics during the Great Depression.

Compare Points of View

Explain why some people criticized the New Deal's federal arts programs while others defended them.

Describe the New Deal's impact on the American West.

Generate Explanations

Explain how an uneven distribution of wealth weakened the U.S. economy.

Identify Impact of Tariffs on the Great Depression

Write a paragraph identifying how tariffs contributed to the Great Depression by affecting world trade. Identify what the Hawley-Smoot Tariff was, why Congress passed the tariff, how European countries reacted to the tariff, and how these actions affected American producers and international trade.

Identify Cause and Effect

Explain how the invention of new farming methods contributed to the Dust Bowl.

Identify Cause and Effect

Explain how the second phase of the New Deal affected farmers and changed their relationship with the federal government.

Apply Concepts

Discuss the relationship between escapism and American entertainment during the 1930s.

In your own words, explain what Hoover meant when he said the 1932 presidential election was "a contest between two philosophies of government."

Why did Roosevelt's critics see his attempt to expand the Supreme Court as a challenge to the balance of power in U.S. government?

How did President Taft influence Roosevelt's decision to run for a third term?