WALTON/ROCKOFF (Chapter 17, pp. 341-45)
1. Summarize the evolution of anti trust laws from 1900 to 1930.
WALTON/ROCKOFF (Chapter 21) World War I
1. How was World War I financed?
2. Describe the government economic controls during World War I.
3. What was the effect of World War I on labor, especially women and blacks?
4. What were the long run effects of the war on the economy?
WALTON/ROCKOFF (Chapter 22) - The Roaring Twenties
1. Describe the main changes in the durable goods industries.
2. Describe the economic conditions of labor and the trend in
union membership.
3. Describe the economic problems of farmers. What actions did
the federal government take to address these problems?
4. Describe the envoronmental policies.
5. What was the trend in the distribution of income?
6. What were the causes of the stock market boom?
7. What were the two main problems in the world economy?
8. Describe the fiscal and monetary policies of the 1920s.