b. Why was the US economy not as strong as it looked?
Although the US economy seemed to be booming, there were many warning signs that the prosperity was in fact quite fragile. Many people also did not share in the country's wealth. Very real poverty continued to exist in the large cities among the unskilled immigrants. In fact, it has been estimated that about 70 million out of 110 million Americans were living below the poverty line in the 1920s. A Republican leaflet...