1. How did Frederick W. Taylor's scientific management and assembly line production increase manufacturing output in the 1920s?

2. What was Henry Ford's assembly line system and how did it change factory work?

1. How did increased use of oil and electricity contribute to economic growth during the 1920s?

1. What government policies in the 1920s favored big business and how did they affect the economy?

2. How did Federal Reserve policies contribute to both the economic boom and its eventual collapse?

1. How did electricity in homes enable the growth of a consumer economy in the 1920s?

2. What role did advertising and credit purchases play in increasing consumer demand?

3. How did chain stores like Woolworth's and A & P change American shopping?

1. How did automobile production become the key driver of economic growth in the 1920s?

2. What were the social and cultural effects of the automobile on American life?

1. What was the role of industrial designers in the 1920s and how did Art Deco style influence American architecture?

1. How did radio transform mass communication and entertainment between 1920 and 1930?

2. What impact did the formation of NBC and CBS have on American culture and regional music?

1. How did the movie industry become big business in the 1920s and what role did talking pictures play?

1. How did jazz and other new music styles reflect cultural change and youth rebellion in the 1920s?

1. Why was Charles Lindbergh's 1927 transatlantic flight so significant and how did it reflect American culture?

1. How did Americans' choice of heroes shift from political figures to sports and entertainment celebrities in the 1920s?

1. What cultural and political conflicts accompanied the prosperity and technological developments of the 1920s?