The USA, 1919-1948

The USA saw a period of extreme economic growth in the 1920s. However, this growth was not evenly spread across all sectors of life in the country.

The 1920s saw huge changes to American society, with an economic boom and the Prohibition of alcohol. Some people experienced the benefits of this boom in their social, financial, and political life, but others, including women, African Americans, and immigrants, did not.

The causes of the Great Depression were numerous and its effects on the USA vast. How successful was President Herbert Hoover in trying to overcome these?

President Franklin D Roosevelt’s New Deal offered solutions to the economic crisis of the 1930s, but how successful was it?

After the attack on Pearl Harbour, America entered World War Two. The war effort was led by the government but relied on industrial participation and popular support.

World War Two saw many social and economic changes affect the lives of the American people. Minority groups faced challenges as a result of policies that were adopted during the war.