Module 6 Study Guide
U.S. History, Part 2
These notes will help you prepare for quizzes and exams.
Lesson 1: The Roaring Twenties
Innovations and Their Impact
1. How did the following things reflect cultural changes in America in the
1920s. (Explain in 2-3 sentences each.)
Radio/Mass media
Jazz music
Movies
Sports heroes
2. How did economic growth and mass production during the 1920s
change how Americans lived and what they could buy? (Explain in 2-3
sentences.)
3. What were the major inventions or technologies of the 1920s, and
how did they affect everyday life? (Explain in 2-3 sentences.)
4. How did the growth of suburbs in the 1920s reflect changes in
American lifestyles? (Explain in 2-3 sentences.)
Module 6 Study Guide
U.S. History, Part 2
Lesson 2: Cultural Wars of the 1920s
Conflict Between Cultures
1. What is a “culture war,” and what caused the culture wars of the
1920s in the United States? (Explain in 2-3 sentences.)
2. How did values in urban and rural areas differ in the 1920s, and how
did this lead to conflict? (Explain in 2-3 sentences.)
3. How did the Scopes Trial show the conflict between science and
religion in the 1920s? (Explain in 2-3 sentences.)
4. What was Prohibition, and what were the goals and effects of this law
in the 1920s? (Explain in 2-3 sentences.)
5. How did fears about immigration lead to new laws and actions in the
1920s? (Explain in 2-3 sentences.)
6. Who did the Ku Klux Klan target in the 1920s, and what did their
actions show about cultural conflicts in the U.S.? (Explain in 2-3
sentences.)
7. How did the image and behavior of women change in the 1920s, and
why did this create tension? (Explain in 2-3 sentences.)
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8. What was the Red Scare, and how did it affect attitudes toward
immigrants and political ideas? (Explain in 2-3 sentences.)
9. How did the Great Migration lead to the Harlem Renaissance, and why
was it important for African American culture? (Explain in 2-3
sentences.)
Module 6 Study Guide
U.S. History, Part 2
Lesson 3: The Great Depression
Cause and Effects
1. What was “buying on margin,” and how did it contribute to the stock
market crash of 1929? (Explain in 2-3 sentences.)
2. How did the collapse of the stock market affect banks, and what
happened to people’s savings as a result? (Explain in 2-3 sentences.)
3. How did overproduction and low wages during the 1920s contribute to
the economic collapse? (Explain in 2-3 sentences.)
4. What were installment plans, and how did rising personal debt make
the economy unstable by the end of the 1920s? (Explain in 2-3
sentences.)
5. What was the unemployment rate at the peak of the Great
Depression, and how did this affect people’s lives? (Explain in 2-3
sentences.)
6. How did people experience poverty and homelessness during the
Great Depression? What were Hoovervilles? (Explain in 2-3
sentences.)
7. Why did so many people migrate during the Great Depression?
(Explain in 2-3 sentences.)
8. What was the Dust Bowl, and how did it affect farming families during
the Great Depression? (Explain in 2-3 sentences.)
9. How did the U.S. banking collapse contribute to a worldwide
depression? (Explain in 2-3 sentences.)
Module 6 Study Guide
U.S. History, Part 2