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=Lauren's response: : ) Sungwoo: = =AP TOPIC: The business of America and the consumer economy pp. 719–723= **Question:** Mass production in the 1920s strengthened the consumer economy. Assess the validitiy of this statement.

media type="youtube" key="-M3pBIssr-A" height="344" width="425" Document B Document C** Listen to this recording of Warren Harding's speech on readjustment for the economy (1920). http://amhist.ist.unomaha.edu/module_files/Warren%20Harding%20Readjustment1.wav  **Document E** http://www.ecclectica.ca/issues/2007/1/photos.ecc.asp?i=1 May 1928 Vol. 4, No. 5, p. 9  http://www.famousquotes.me.uk/speeches/presidential-speeches/presidential-speech-calvin-coolidge.htm **"These policies of better international understandings, greater economy, and lower taxes have contributed largely to peaceful and prosperous industrial relations. Under the helpful influences of restrictive immigration and a protective tariff, employment is plentiful, the rate of pay is high, and wage earners are in a state of contentment seldom before seen. Our transportation systems have been gradually recovering and have been able to meet all the requirements of the service. Agriculture has been very slow in reviving, but the price of cereals at last indicates that the day of its deliverance is at hand.** " -President Calvin Coolidge's Inaugural Address
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**Document G** **Document I Document J** http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/drexel.html The Child Labor Tax Law is title No. XII of an act entitled 'An act to provide revenue and for other purposes,' approved February 24, 1919. The heading of the title is 'Tax on Employment of Child Labor.' It begins with section 1200 and includes eight sections. Section 1200 is as follows:
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'Sec. 1200. That every person... operating (a) any mine or quarry situated in the United States in which children under the age of sixteen years have been employed or permitted to work during any portion of the taxable year; or (b) any mill, cannery, workshop, factory, or manufacturing establishment situated in the United States in which children under the age of fourteen years have been employed or permitted to  work, or children between the ages of fourteen and sixteen have been employed or permitted to work more than eight hours in any day or more than six days in any week, or after the hour of seven o'clock post meridian, or before the hour of six o'clock ante meridian, during any portion of the taxable year, shall pay for each taxable year, in addition to all other taxes imposed by law, an excise tax equivalent to 10 per centum of the entire net profits received or accrued for such year from the sale or disposition of the product of such mine, quarry, mill, cannery, workship, factory, or manufacturing establishment.'

THESIS:** 6 Though you state the mass production strengthened the consumer economy, you should have explained further in your introduction how you verify that statement. For example, you could have said it, "It strengthened the consumer economy because of increased real wages, agricultural setbacks, and middle class involvement", etc. In other words, you should have summed up your arguments in the thesis.
 * Lauren's DBQ

Abundant facts. Especially when you bring in outside knowledge like the new industrial leaders. Perhaps you could have brought more outside knowledge in the second paragraph.
 * FACTS:** 8

The second paragraph seemed irrelevant. You could have mentioned the farm foreclosures if you were arguing that it was hurting the overall economy. However, the fact that agricultural sector was failing does not help your argument that it //strengthened// the economy.
 * ANALYSIS:** 7

You thoroughly used all the documents. However, like we said, the second paragraph's use of the documents were not supporting your stance. I don't think that you should form your essay around the documents. Make the documents are relevant to your argument.
 * DOCUMENTS: 7**

Great job overall :)

Thesis: 6 Gives a stance on the topic but only that. No specifics for the argument are given so the thesis is left with just the stance.
 * Sungwoo DBQ**

Facts: 6 Although you have enough information to support your argument, all of the information you provided was very one dimensional and did very little to broaden your argument. It would be much better to have a variety instead of just having everything about mass production and nothing more specific.

Analysis: 8 You analyzed the data you provided and increases the quality of your dbq. It would be better if you can, once again, have a broader argument so your analysis can be more effective. Instead of just talking about mass production, try to go more indepth and get deeper into mass production.