APUSH Chapter 30, Part 1 - American Life in the Roaring 20's (1920-1929)

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Welcome to your Chapter 30 reading! As you read, you should consider the following essential question:
  • Was the Roaring 20's truly a period of economic growth and cultural prosperity?
As always, "Focus Questions" should guide your reading and notes, but you do not necessarily have to explicitly answer them.

Press play for a brief explanation from Ms. Truong:
"The war" in this case refers to World War I, which we are skipping in the interest of time.

Press Play for commentary from Ms. Truong
World War I tldr; America was initially reluctant to enter the First World War due to isolationism stemming all the way back to Washignton's Farewell Address and the "America first" mentality of nativism. We eventually joined WWI after discovery of the Zimmerman telegram, which revealed a potential alliance between Germany and Mexico to regain territories lost in the Mexican-American War.

Allied Powers: Won
  • Great Britain, the United States, France
Axis Powers: Lost
  • Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire (which no longer exists)
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The passage indicates that, at its peak in the mid-1920s, the revived Ku Klux Klan

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The passage suggests that the restrictive immigration laws of the 1920s reflected

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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

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Data in the graph provides the most direct support for which idea in the passage?

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As used in line 5, "chorus" most nearly means

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Review: The Prohibition movement stemmed from

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It can be reasonably inferred that, during the Prohibition era, organized crime

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The central issue of the Scopes "Monkey Trial" was

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A significant cloud that hung over the prosperity of the 1920s was the

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As used in line 9, "badge" most nearly means

Lastly, some foreshadowing...
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Do you have any feedback or questions about the Formative reading or comprehension questions that you want to go over in class?