For homework, please read pp. 424-433 from These Truths and answer the following questions:
1. What caused the Wall Street Crash of 1929? (In other words, what factors converged to trigger it?)
2. Compare and contrast the public reception of Hoover and FDR.
3. The term "new deal" is referenced in this section. What did FDR mean by it when he used it and how has it been used in 21st-century US politics?
4. The League of Women Voters is referenced on pg. 431. Using outside research, find out about the organization's current structure and goals.
5. How did Eleanor Roosevelt reinvent the role of first lady?
The slides from the May 31st sessions are posted under the title "WWI and the Roaring Twenties".
Music and pop culture of the Roaring Twenties (and little bit afterward :-) ):
George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue - Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic (1976) - YouTube
Louis Armstrong "Dinah" 1933 - YouTube
Walt Disney Animation Studios' Steamboat Willie - YouTube
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