The discussion questions listed below are directly related to Module Learning Ob
The discussion questions listed below are directly related to Module Learning Objectives (MLOs) for this Module and to Course Learning Objectives (CLOs). Discussion Question Response posts must develop an argument that answers the questions posed, relate it to the course material (lecture materials, textbook readings, and primary sources) as evidence, engage with your peers’ answer and reasoning, and meet the expectations for spelling, grammar, length, and citations. All citations in history use Turabian Manual of Style , the Chicago citation quick guide for student research papers. The Author-Date citations are sufficient for discussion questions.
Instructions: Please choose a discussion question and post your response to that question. Then respond to two (2) of your peers’ responses. Your response to the question is due on Monday, March 20 at 11:59 PM; your responses to your TWO (2) classmates’ posts are due by Tuesday, March 21 at 11:59 PM. Please use the rubric provided as you answer the question and respond to your classmates; it will be used to grade your responses.
Instructions:
What was the “American way of life”? How did consumerism and the idea of the “American way of life” affect people’s understanding of American values, including the meaning of freedom in the 1920s?
President Calvin Coolidge said that “the chief business if the American people is business.” How did the federal government’s policies and practices in the 1920s reflect this understanding if the importance of business interests?
Did U.S. society in the 1920s reflect the concept of cultural pluralism as explained by Horace Kallen? Why or why not?
What principles guided President Hoover’s response to the Great Depression, and how did this restrict his ability to help the American people?