The Wagner Act gave employees the right to form and join work unions.

Historians have debated the specific causes of the Great Depression for years.  However, all agree that World War I did not have an effect on the devastation of the American economy.  As a matter of fact, as European countries paid reparations it helped the American economy.

In the 1920s almost all homes now had a radio.  The radio provided ______________.

Soap operas were radio dramas that were geared toward women that were alone at home during the day.  They were named “soap” operas because soap companies were often the sponsors of these dramas.

The consumer society of the 1920s grew because Americans could now purchase items for convenience and pleasure not just make purchases out of need and necessity.  

A consumer economy was developed in the 1920s because ___________.

The Civilian Conservation Corps pursued the objectives of __________.

What actually brought an end to the Depression?

While the New Deal focused on legislation that would stimulate the economy and regulate banks, the Second New Deal focused on social welfare legistation.

While Americans were suffering from the Depression, Eastern Europeans were witnessing the rise of fascism led by Hitler and Mussolini.