Write an essay that answers the following questions. Essays should include your first and last name and should be in English.

Write an essay that answers the following questions. Essays should include your first and last name and should be in English.
An informal approach including the use of first person is allowed.
Suggested length is 2 pages.
Quotations are not necessary, but if used, should be with either the page number or the website in parenthesis.
No outside research should be used for this assignment.

Questions

Americans typically remember the 1920s as a decade of prosperity, leisure, creativity, and unity, but these emerged from a society of tension.

Based on your reading of Page and Niebuhr, what significant divisions existed in American society, and how did these individuals propose to repair them? Why do you think these tensions might be overlooked in the traditional narrative of American history?