APUSH Chapter 31 - The Politics of Boom and Bust (1920-1932)
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Welcome to your Chapter 31 reading! As you read, you should consider the following essential question:
What were the causes of the Great Depression?
As always, "Focus Questions" should guide your reading and notes, but you do not necessarily have to explicitly answer them.
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What do you already know about the Great Depression?
If you do not know anything about the Great Depression, what is one question you would want answered by the end of this learning cycle?
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The central problem that farmers faced in the 1920s was
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This next section is about the effects of World War I, which we skipped in the interest of time. Remember:
Allied Powers: Won
Great Britain, the United States, France
Axis Powers: Lost
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire (which no longer exists)
Here is a quick video about the terms of the post-WWI negotiations in case you need a refresher from World History.
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According to the passage, America's insistence that all Allied debts from World War I be repaid directly resulted in
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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
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Which statement is best supported by the graph and the information in the passage?
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The economic mood of Americans just before the stock market crashed in 1929 could best be described as
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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
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In the graph, which range of years displays a decrease in Common Stock Prices?
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In explaining the causes of the Great Depression, your textbook asserts, "Ironically, the depression of the 1930s was one of abundance, not want. It was the 'great glut' or 'plague of plenty" (Kennedy and Cohen, 545).
Explain the meaning of this quote using complete sentences.
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As used in line 1, "brewed" most nearly means
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Excellent reading! Close out this Chapter by reviewing the "Chapter Summary" and using the "rectangle" tool to box the 5 most important key terms in the space provided.
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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?
the inability to buy modern farm equipment.
antitrust prosecution of cooperative farms.
the overproduction of crops.
the French ordered all remaining U.S. troops off their soil in protest of the Dawes Plan.
the British and French borrowed money from Switzerland to repay the loans.
the French and British subjected their people to ruinous tax rates.
the French and British demanded enormous reparations payments from Germany.
Line 26-28 ("Clearly the... a desert")
The great stock market crash of 1929 caused American private investors to loan money to Germany.
The Allies planned to settle their debts to America with money received from Germany.
Germany's post-WWI economy suffered from massive inflation and crippling debt.
Germany was forced to pay the Allies $32 billion in reparations for war-inflicted damages.