History assignment.

Capitalism, Leisure, and Intolerance in the 1920s

The 1920s saw a significant expansion in personal freedoms for some segments of the U.S. population. At the same time, the decade witnessed widespread retrenchment, oppression, and intolerance. Which force –freedom or intolerance –was more central to the history of the United States in the 1920s?

By 11:59 pm on Wednesday, write a 200-word discussion board post in response to the prompt, as well as a substantive response to one (1) of your peer’s posts consisting of 50 words minimum. In your response, you must quote or make reference to at least one of the documents assigned for reading in this module. You may also use material addressed in the lecture videos.(

Required reading: Voices of Freedom

• Document 118 – Manuel Gamio on a Mexican-Amerian Family and American Freedom (c. 1926)
• Document 133 – John A. Fitch on the Great Steel Strike (1919)
• Document 136 – The Fight for Civil Liberties (1921)

Optional reading: Give Me Liberty

• Chapter 20)

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Is the New Deal best understood as radical, moderate, or conservative? In answering this question, be sure to define your terminology. As usual, you should refer to at least one assigned document.

By 11:59 pm on Friday, write a 200-word discussion board post in response to the prompt, as well as a substantive response to one (1) of your peer’s posts consisting of 50 words minimum. In your response, you must quote or make reference to at least one of the documents assigned for reading in this module. You may also use material addressed in the lecture videos.

Required reading: Voices of Freedom

• Document 142 – Letter to Francis Perkins (1937)
• Document 143 – John Steinbeck, “The Harvest Gypsies” (1936)
• Document 144 – John L. Lewis on Labor’s Great Upheaval (1937)
• Document 145 – Franklin D. Roosevelt, “Great Security for the Average Man” (1934)

Optional reading: Give Me Liberty

• Chapter 21