Learning Objectives

After mastering this chapter, you should be able to:

1. Explain the elements of the economic changes of the 1920s.
2. List the weaknesses of the American economy in the 1920s.
3. Discuss the impact of the rise of the city.
4. Analyze the key elements of the literary movement of the 1920s.
5. Discuss the impact and import of the Harlem Renaissance.
6. Describe the main features of the rural reaction of the 1920s.
7. Outline the personalities and contributions of the key political figures of the 1920s.
8. Explain the failures and successes of the Democrats from 19201930.
9. Analyze the election of 1928.
10. Discuss the policies of the Republican party during the 1920s.
11. Describe the changes wrought in the American family in the 1920s.