• The Great Depression
o What event caused the good times to come to an end?
o What gave the time period the name Great Depression?
o Explain the Dust Bowl.
o What were some benefits of FDR’s New Deal?
• New Directions
o The 1920s were the first decade to be shaped by what?
o Who perfected the assembly line system?
o Who developed the literary technique called stream of consciousness?
o How did Albert Einstein contribute to the time period?
• The New Poetry
o What made many Americans feel as thought the social order governing their lives was crumbling?
o What does Edwin Arlington Robinson typically write about? What was he the forerunner of?
o How did modernism arise?
o What did modernist writers respond to?
o Define imagism.
o What poem is considered one of the most representative and influential of modernist poems?
• The Modern Short Story
o What is another name for the period between 1890 and 1930?
o WWI turned American’s idealism into what?
o What was the effect of leaving out a narrative voice?
o Name two authors from this section.

What event caused the good times to come to an end?

Great Depression Ends and World War II Begins . This expanding industrial production, as well as widespread conscription beginning in 1942, reduced the unemployment rate to below its pre-Depression level.

What gave the time period the name Great Depression?

The Great Depression  began with the U.S. stock market crash of 1929 and did not end until 1946 after World War II.

What were some benefits of FDR’s New Deal?

The benefits were the speech he gave during the Great Depression.

The 1920s were the first decade to be shaped by what?

In the 1920, were the first decade to be shaped by the Jazz Age, the decade of the 1920s featured economic prosperity and carefree living for many. The decade began with a roar and ended with a crash.

Who perfected the assembly line system?

On December 1, 1913, Henry Ford

Who developed the literary technique called stream of consciousness?

Henry Ford installs the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. His innovation reduced the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours to one hour and 33 minutes.

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