The 1920s: Consumption, Cultural Creation & Political Conflict — Drills · Grade 11 Social Studies
Chapter: The 1920s, Depression & New DealWhat these drills covers
By the end of The 1920s: Consumption, Cultural Creation & Political Conflict you should be able to:
- I can explain consumption, credit, and uneven gains.
- I can explain a historical connection using relevant evidence and qualify the conclusion.
4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: context, evidence, interpretation, installment credit, speculation.
Problem 1
Answer and explanation
Installment credit can bring a purchase forward in time while adding obligations to future income. Sales totals and household debt therefore need to be read together. Advertising shows an appeal and intended audience; it does not show that everyone could afford the advertised life.
Problem 2
Answer and explanation
The Harlem Renaissance included literary, musical, visual, and intellectual creation within Black institutions and wider markets. Commercial recognition could coexist with exclusion from venues and control over distribution. A celebrated performer is not evidence that racial hierarchy or economic barriers had ended.
Problem 3
Answer and explanation
Prohibition, immigration quotas, the revived Ku Klux Klan, and disputes over science and religious education involved different laws and constituencies. Study the specific claim and institution. Do not describe every religious community or region as holding one identical position in these conflicts.
Problem 4
Answer and explanation
Weak farm prices, unequal income, credit commitments, and speculation supplied vulnerabilities, but hindsight should not turn them into a precise prediction that a crash on a particular date was inevitable. Distinguish a risk mechanism from proof of the timing or depth of a later crisis.