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Cambridge IGCSE History

DS-D1How far did the US economy boom in the 1920s?

How far did the US economy boom in the 1920s? in Cambridge IGCSE History: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Specified content: the expansion of the economy (government policies, mass production of cars and consumer goods, older industries, credit and hire purchase, the decline of agriculture); weaknesses in the economy by the late 1920s.

Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. DS-D1.1Explain the factors on which the boom was based.
  2. DS-D1.2Explain why some industries prospered while others did not.
  3. DS-D1.3Explain why agriculture did not share in the prosperity.
  4. DS-D1.4Assess whether all Americans benefited from the boom.

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  • The US economic boom of the 1920s

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What was the main effect of the Fordney-McCumber Tariff of 1922?

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