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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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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The author uses the phrase "flying coffins" (paragraph 2) mainly to suggest that
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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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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 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?
Review: The Prohibition movement stemmed from
increasing sectional divisions between the North and South in the Antebellum era.
the rise of utopian social experiments in the early 1800s.
the Reform Era Movement following religious revivals of the nineteenth century.
became exclusively associated with bootlegging.
enjoyed one of its most peaceful and prosperous eras.
withered under heavier police scrutiny.
became one of the nation’s biggest and most lucrative businesses.
prayer in the public schools.
the constitutionality of Catholic schools.
progressive reforms for education.
teaching evolution in public schools.
heavy load of taxation on the middle class.
increasing competition among business people.
large accumulation of consumer debt.
growing strength of labor unions.
As used in line 9, "badge" most nearly means
brand.
medallion.
symbol.
device.
airplanes were invented purely to profit from the talents of stuntmen.
private airplanes were much safer than public airplanes.
there was a natural progression from stunt planes to transcontinental airmail.
the first prototypes of airplanes were quite dangerous.
birth control.
free love.
women's suffrage.
equal pay for equal work.
The passage is primarily focused on establishing the 1920s “flapper” as a symbol for
the growing influence of modernist literature.
many women’s new sense of independence and daring.
the end of mass migration.
a triumph of progressive education.
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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?
the mass migration of Blacks from the American South to northern sections of New York City.
a collective effort to resist racism and segregation in the Northern part of the United States.
Marcus Garvey's "Back to Africa" movement, which promoted the resettlement of American Blacks in Africa.
a celebration of Black culture and creative expression of a prominent and vibrant Black community.