Part 1 A changing society: historical development; the political system; the growth of government; the presidency of Warren Harding; corruption in high places; assessment of Harding's presidency; tensions in society; the old versus the new; study guides. Part 2 Prosperity?: the new president; the boom years; reasons for prosperity; problems in the economy; the strength of the economy; study guides. Part 3 The collapse of the stock market: the Wall Street Crash; causes of the Wall Street Crash; effects of the Wall Street Crash; study guides. Part 4 President Hoover and the Great Depression: Herbert Hoover, his background and beliefs; the USA during the Great Depression; federal government policies; the 1932 presidential election; President Hoover - an epitaph; study guides. Part 5 Roosevelt and the New Deal - the first New Deal 1933-4: the first 100 days and the first New Deal; alternatives to the New Deal; the coherence of the first New Deal; study guides. Part 6 Roosevelt and the New Deal - the New Deal 1935-9: the second New Deal; the 1936 presidential elections; problems in the second term; the later New Deal; the end of the New Deal; study guides. Part 7 The New Deal - an evaluation: relief, recovery, reform; other evaluations of the New Deal, race and gender, legacy of the New Deal; conclusion; study guides.
