What Were the Political, Social, Economic, And/or Cultural Consequences of This

question 31

Essay

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Iraq war and the fall of Baghdad?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

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Definitions:

Civil Liberties

Individual rights protected by law from unjust governmental or other interference.

Great Depression

A severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s, notable for its duration, widespread poverty, and impact on global economies.

Flappers

Young women of the 1920s whose rebellion against prewar standards of femininity included wearing shorter dresses, bobbing their hair, dancing to jazz music, driving cars, smoking cigarettes, and indulging in illegal drinking and gambling.

Smoot-Hawley Tariff

A U.S. law enacted in 1930 that raised import tariffs on thousands of products, contributing to the severity of the Great Depression by restricting international trade.