We will study the 1920s to understand changes in the Postwar economy that led to the Great Depression, as well as cultural trends. We will study the Scopes trial as an example of the culture wars of the decade and the rift between provincialism and cosmopolitanism.
Paul Krugman on Andrew Mellon Article
Hoover's Economic Policies
Reading Packet:
Read packet from class by Wed/Thurs, 11/16 & 11/17. Focus on the Scopes Trial.
