Wage freezes reduced consumer spending
Quite the opposite occurred, after WW2, people started spending a lot in the years to come because the US was very rich.
Progressives lived in cities and believed that government could be tool for change they believed social problems were caused by industrialization and urbanization.
The dust bowl illustrated the effects of over farming and drought.
I would believe the United States sponsored the contras in Nicaragua because they hoped they would Sandinistas.
If I'm wrong, please feel free to yell at me.
Attacks from Native Americans and Mexico