# Capitalism in the USA 1900–1940 notes

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- [The American Dream & the Capitalist Boom of the 1920s](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/history/notes/capitalism-in-the-usa-19001940/the-american-dream-and-the-capitalist-boom-of-the-1920s) — The American Dream & the Capitalist Boom of the 1920s The 1920s in the United States — often called the 'Roaring Twenties' — were a period of extraordinary economic growth, technological innovation,…
- [The Wall Street Crash (1929)](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/history/notes/capitalism-in-the-usa-19001940/the-wall-street-crash-1929) — The Wall Street Crash (1929) In October 1929, the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street collapsed, triggering the most devastating economic crisis in modern history — the Great Depression. The crash…
- [FDR & the New Deal](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/history/notes/capitalism-in-the-usa-19001940/fdr-and-the-new-deal) — FDR & the New Deal In November 1932, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was elected president in a landslide victory over Herbert Hoover. Roosevelt promised a 'New Deal' for the American people — a…
- [Analysis & Assessment of the New Deal](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/history/notes/capitalism-in-the-usa-19001940/analysis-and-assessment-of-the-new-deal) — Analysis & Assessment of the New Deal The New Deal was the most significant transformation of American government in the 20th century. But did it succeed? Historians continue to debate its…

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