Capitalism in the USA 1900–1940 notes

This section is Paper 1 source-based work on capitalism in the USA. You explain what the American Dream promised, how Republican laissez-faire shaped the 1920s boom, and why that boom already…

This section is Paper 1 source-based work on the 1929 Wall Street Crash and the start of the Great Depression. You explain immediate and longer-term causes, then the economic and social impact under…

This section is Paper 1 source-based work on Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) and the New Deal. You explain how the promise of a New Deal won the 1932 election, what the three Rs meant, and how the…

This section is Paper 1 source-based analysis: To what extent did Roosevelt’s New Deal weaken or strengthen capitalism in the USA? You already know the Alphabet Agencies; here you weigh opposition…