Dedication |
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Introduction |
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2 How you will be assessed |
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Chapter 1 The USA in the 1920s: prosperity? |
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1 The extent of prosperity |
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Chapter 2 The Wall Street Crash and the causes of the Great Depression in the USA |
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2 Problems in the economy |
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3 Effects of the Wall Street Crash |
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36 | (3) |
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4 Key debate: How strong was the American economy in the 1920s and how real was the prosperity? |
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Examination advice and practice |
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44 | (4) |
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Chapter 3 President Hoover and the Great Depression |
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1 The impact of the Great Depression on the presidency of Herbert Hoover |
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2 The USA during the Great Depression |
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3 Key debate: Why was the Depression so extensive and long lasting? |
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4 Federal government policies |
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5 The 1932 presidential election |
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Examination advice and practice |
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Chapter 4 The USA 1933-45: New Deals and economic recovery |
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1 The first 100 days and the First New Deal |
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2 Alternatives to the New Deal |
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3 Key debate: Was the First New Deal a planned programme or simply a series of unrelated measures to deal with specific problems? |
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4 The Second New Deal 1935-6 |
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5 Problems in Roosevelt's second term |
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6 The Third New Deal 1937-9 |
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7 Political developments 1938 and 1939 |
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8 Key debate: How much impact did the New Deal have on American politics and the economy? |
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9 The impact of the Great Depression on society: African-Americans and women |
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10 The New Deal: an evaluation |
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11 Literature and the arts during the Great Depression |
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12 The impact of the Second World War on the USA |
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Examination advice and practice |
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140 | (4) |
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Chapter 5 The Great Depression in Canada |
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2 The causes and effects of the Depression in Canada |
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3 Federal government responses to the Depression 1929-34 |
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4 Bennett's proposed `New Deal' and the 1935 election |
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5 Alternative responses to the Depression |
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6 Mackenzie King's government 1935-48 |
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7 The impact of the war on Canada |
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8 Key debate: How far did the Great Depression lead to the growth of the role of federal government? |
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Examination advice and practice |
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Chapter 6 The Great Depression in Latin America |
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1 Latin America in the 1920s |
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187 | (6) |
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4 Literature and the arts in Argentina |
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208 | (4) |
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7 Key debate: What were the characteristics of the Estado Novo? |
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Examination advice and practice |
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228 | (4) |
Timeline |
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Glossary |
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Further reading |
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Internal assessment |
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Index |
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