APUSH Chapter 30 - American Life in the Roaring 20's (1920-1929) - SY23

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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.
"The war" in this case refers to World War I, which we are skipping in the interest of time.
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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

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The author uses the phrase "flying coffins" (paragraph 2) mainly to suggest that

Remember this from our Reconstruction Gallery Walk?
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The passage suggests that Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith stirred extensive protest by African Americans because

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That's all due for Thursday, 3/23/2023! Any questions?

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The passage indicates that female activist Margaret Sanger was known for her advocacy of

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The passage is primarily focused on establishing the 1920s “flapper” as a symbol for

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

Don't be fooled by the questions in your history textbook. Blackface is still an issue today!
According to a New York Times poll from February 2019, 1 in 5 American adults have seen someone wear blackface in person. The findings were pretty even across genders, age groups, political parties, and education.
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As used in line 1, "ground" most nearly means

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The passage suggests that a key feature of modernism was its

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

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The Harlem Renaissance can be best described as

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Buying stocks "on margin" means purchasing

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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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That's all due for Friday, 3/24/2023! Any questions about the reading that you want to go over in class?