The Politics of Boom and Bust

 Fri/Mon 5/13-16:  Conservativism Returns: Read 746-760
1. Why were conservative Republicans more successful in the 1920s than the previous decade?
2. How did they change the direction of domestic and foreign policy?
3. What were thepolitical scandals of the period?
4. What happened to the money that American banks loaned to Europe?

Tuesday 5/17:  Hoover and The Great Depression: Read 760-768
1. Why did the economy crash in 1929?
2. How did Hoover react?
3. How successful was he in solving the crisis?