Journal entrys and assignment for a history class

Respond to the following questions. Your responses do not have to be long, just a paragraph, but do make sure that they completely answer the questions.

Save your work when you complete it. You will turn it in with the rest of your journal entries and portfolio assignments at the end of the course .

Objective 1

1. How do you think the United States was able to get out of this economic slump? Why would the transition from producing war supplies to producing consumer goods present problems for the economy?

Objective 2

1. Why do you think Hoover called Prohibition a “noble experiment”? How was Prohibition an experiment? Is there merit in legislating moral behavior?

Objective 3

1. What fads can you name from our culture? What are the effects of fads on society?

2. What characteristics or actions make a person a hero? Who are our national heroes today?

3. What impact do you think the automobile had on American lives when it was first introduced, as well as today?

Objective 4

1. In what ways do you think lives changed during the Great Depression?

Objective 5

1. How did the practice of having farmers destroy their surplus crops impact our economy during the Great Depression?

Activity

Please complete this activity. Make sure you look at the grading rubric below before beginning your assignment.

American culture flourished during the 1920s. Poetry was written to describe the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression. Write a poem describing today’s culture. Your poem needs to be at least sixteen lines. It does not have to rhyme, but it may.