Assignment: Portfolio Assignment

Part 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?

Part 2

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

Part 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?

Part 4

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

Part 5

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