2-pages (550 Words)
INSTRUCTIONS
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[Choose from one of the following questions:
1. What conclusions can be drawn from all the sources so far read or viewed in class about the political, cultural, and/or economic trajectory of American democracy during 1921-1945?
2. How did political and diplomatic events during the 1920s and 1930s led to the Second World War?
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3. What effect did the consumerism of the 1920s and then Great Depression have on U.S. relations with the world?
4. What effect did the consumerism of the 1920s and then Great Depression have on U.S. domestic views on "race"?
5. How did the U.S. entrance into the Second World War resolve (or not) political, cultural, racial and/or economic problems experienced during 1921-1945?
Be sure to include a work cited page.
You may include reference to any of the other short dramas we covered in class that Walker wrote.
Be sure to include a work cited page.
You accomplish the above objectives and proposes by efficiently writing: 1) you need a clear topic sentence or main idea, 2) you need to provide primary evidence and examples (at least two) from the readings that support your topic sentences, and 3) you must finish with a concluding sentence.
The economic and cultural trajectory of American democracy was declining at a fast rate, given the economic challenges that were facing the world. According to Guriev and Elias, the economic hardship caused by the great depression triggered social unrest recreating room for the emergence and success of new political ideologies. The various parts of the world, including the U.S, Europe, and Asia, started turning to new ideologies, including fascism, communism, and Nazism. The great depression was the main cause of the challenges that contributed to the mistrust of the democratic ideologies promoted by the U.S. Guriev and Elias argues that the U.S was blamed for the global economic challenges which had started with the crash of Wall Street.
In a different argument, Lydon et al. state that the great depression led to a 20% increase in unemployment rate in Europe, leaving many people yearning for alternative political systems that would grant socioeconomic growth in society. 3 In this regard, political leaders capitalized on the socioeconomic challenge to introduce and promote different political systems that were different from democracy. For instance, Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler used the opportunity to win supporters for their Fascism and Nazism ideologies.
Poverty and overall socioeconomic hardships in various parts of the world. The rise and expansion of new ideologies against democracy, and widely embraced as the way to salvation from the diverse social and economic challenges. The historical events, including the great depression and social unrest, spelled doom for American democracy because it was largely blamed for the worldwide economic challenges. Between 1921 and 1945, the political and economic ideology of American democracy was on the brink of collapsing because of the rising of alternative ideologies that capitalized on global economic hardships......................
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