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Question 3 (5 marks)
Study the source.
"America is on the march. Our factories produce more than ever; our workers earn wages undreamed of a generation ago. The automobile has given freedom to millions. This is prosperity."
A Republican politician's speech, 1927.
What can you learn from this source about the USA in the 1920s? Use the source and your own knowledge.
Mark scheme (AO3, 5 marks):
- Content inferences: industrial growth, high wages, consumer goods, optimism (1 mark each, max 2)
- Contextual knowledge: mass production, Model T Ford, consumer credit boom (1 mark each, max 2)
- Provenance/purpose: Republican politician — likely to exaggerate prosperity; political motivation (1 mark)
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