This topic is about challenging a simple narrative. The "Roaring Twenties" story suggests everyone was having a great time. Your job as a historian is to ask: "Who is missing from this picture?"
When you write about inequality, you're making an argument: that the 1920s boom was built on unstable foundations. Every piece of evidence you use should PROVE something about this argument:
💡 The difference: The first states a fact. The second uses evidence to support an argument about WHY this matters.
This deep dive covers How to THINK About This Topic (History Skills) within Wealth and Inequality for GCSE History. Revise Wealth and Inequality in America 1920-1973 for GCSE History with 14 exam-style questions and 15 flashcards. This topic appears less often, but it can still be a useful differentiator on mixed-topic papers. It is section 2 of 14 in this topic. Use this deep dive to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
Practice questions for Wealth and Inequality
What percentage of American families lived below the poverty line of $2,000 per year by 1929?
How many American farmers went bankrupt during the 1920s as a result of falling agricultural prices?