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m  return to normalcy.
The decades that followed, however, are ones
which would rarely be described as normal, in
comparison to what came before or after. During
these decades, a struggle ensued within the
American nation regarding how best to define the
nations essential character, as groups like the
revived Ku Klux Klan fought a rearguard action to
define nationhood solely in terms of white skin
and Protestant religion against secularists,
Catholics, flappers, New Negroes, and others
who challenged the traditional order. Immediately
thereafter, the New Deal implemented in response
to the Great Depression threatened to
revolutionize the role of the federal government
in lives of the American
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Then, describe how Americans responded to the
Great Depression, both individually and through
the government and other organizations, and
assess the effectiveness of their responses. Pay
particular attention to New Deal programs, and
how the approach of the New Deal changed over the
course of the 1930s.Along with the general
discussion, address developments across these two
decades related to TWO of the following
groupsa. Evangelical Protestantsb. Farmersc.
African Americansd. Womene. Business ownersf.
The middle class To summarize your response to
the prompts above, consider the following
questions (your response does not need to respond
directly to each specific question, but should
touch on the various themes implicit in the
questions)a. How did American society change in
the two decades after the First World War?b. How
did the federal government change in response to
those changes?c. How did the American people
respond to the changing role of the federal
government?d. How did the New Deal change over
time and what alternatives were offered to it?e.
Which groups benefited or suffered most from
these changes?f. Should this period be regarded
as having represented a revolutionary moment in
American history? When responding to these
questions, draw material from TWO of the
following videosa. The great depressionb. The
roaring twentiesc. The civilian conservation
corps 
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