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USA boom and bust: 1900-29

ICSE · Class 12 · History

Complete topic list for USA boom and bust: 1900-29 in ICSE Class 12 History. Key concepts, sub-topics, and what to focus on for board exams.

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Topics in USA boom and bust: 1900-29

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1. America at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century

  • In 1900, the United States had a population of 76,212,168.
  • About 87% of the population was white and 11.9% was people of colour.
  • By 2000, the population had grown to 281,421,906, showing the scale of long-term growth.
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2. Progressivism, Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson

  • The Progressive movement was influential between 1900 and 1919.
  • Progressives wanted reform, stronger government action, and bureaucratic solutions.
  • They were concerned about poverty, corruption, monopoly power, and social problems.
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3. War, Red Scare and Civil Liberties

  • The First World War intensified hostility towards foreigners and radicals.
  • After the war, fear of communism and disorder spread rapidly.
  • A five-day general strike took place in Seattle in February 1919.
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4. Harding, Coolidge and Political Scandals

  • Warren Harding was a Republican President from 1921 to 1923.
  • Harding came from Marion, Ohio, and had been a small-time politician and newspaper editor.
  • He ran an isolationist campaign and was linked to the Ohio Gang.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Transformation of the United States from a rapidly industrialising nation into a world economic power, followed by social tension, Prohibition, organised crime, cultural conflict, and the crash of 1929

Population growthImmigration and nativismWomen and suffrageIndustrial growthUrbanisationProgressive movementTheodore RooseveltWilliam McKinley

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