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DIRECTIONS: Identifying Supporting Details Read each main idea. Use your textbook to
supply the details that support or explain each main idea.
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Main Idea: The presidency of Warren Harding was marred by scandals.
1. Detail: Harding made several distinguished appointments to his
,
including Charles Evans Hughes, Herbert Hoover, and Andrew Mellon.
2. Detail: Harding also gave high-level jobs to his
and
from Ohio.
3. Detail: Harding's head of the Veterans’ Bureau sold scarce
from
veterans' hospitals and kept the money at a cost to the taxpayers of about
.
4. Detail: Harding’s secretary of the interior was secretly bribed by
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in an incident that became known as the
,
.
5. Detail: Attorney General Harry Daugherty participated in a bribe involving a Germanowned American company and its valuable
.
on
the basis of his confidential dealings with the president.
★ Main Idea: During the 1920s, the United States sought to promote peace and stability
using economic policies and arms control agreements.
7. Detail: Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon convinced Congress to create the
in order to track government spending.
8. Detail: The idea that lower taxes cause the economy to grow by increasing consumer
spending is known as
economics.
9. Detail: Herbert Hoover sought to promote economic growth with his philosophy of
, which encouraged businesses to form trade associations.
10. Detail: In 1921, representatives from eight nations came to the
, to
discuss how to end their costly naval arms race.
11. Detail: One of the most notable foreign policy achievements of the Coolidge administration was the
disputes by peaceful means.
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6. Detail: Rather than testifying under oath, Daugherty claimed
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★ Guided Reading Activity 17-2
DIRECTIONS: Filling in the Blanks In the space provided, write the word or words that best
complete the sentence. Refer to your textbook to fill in the blanks.
1. In a 1925 survey conducted in Muncie, Indiana, most of the families who owned cars
did not have
.
2. In 1926, Henry Ford cut the
of his employees from six days to five.
3. Henry Ford’s
divided operations into simple tasks and cut unnec-
essary motion to a minimum.
4. Ford was able to reduce the price of his
from $850 in 1908 to
in 1924.
5. The success of automakers spurred growth in other
such as rubber,
plate glass, nickel and lead.
6. Auto workers were expected to meet requirements set by Ford’s
or even fired.
7. Cars created a new kind of consumer and worker, the
.
led to many new consumer products, including facial tis-
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8. Rising
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sues and frozen foods.
9. American Glenn Curtiss invented
, which can be used to help steer
an airplane.
10. The transatlantic solo flight of
in 1927 demonstrated the possibilities
of commercial aviation.
11. In 1926 the
established a network of radio stations to distribute daily
programs.
12. In 1928 Americans experienced the first
conducted over the airwaves.
13. One notable aspect of the economic boom of the 1920s was a change in attitudes toward
.
14. To create consumers for their new products, manufacturers turned to
15. The managerial revolution in companies created a new career, the
.
.
16. Although farmers produced higher yields, without a corresponding increase in
.they received lower
17. The
.
of 1922 dampened the American market for foreign goods and
provoked a reaction in foreign markets against
.
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★ Guided Reading Activity 17-3
DIRECTIONS: Filling in the Blanks In the space provided, write the word or words that best
complete the sentence. Refer to your textbook to fill in the blanks.
1. In the early 1920s, an economic recession, an influx of immigrants, and cultural tensions
created an atmosphere of
2. The
and
.
a case reflected fear and prejudice against immigrants.
3. The Ku Klux Klan claimed it was fighting for
and had nearly
members by 1924.
4. According to the Emergency Quota Act, only three per cent of the total number of people in any
already living in the United States could be admitted in
a single year.
5. The National Origins Act of 1924 deliberately used data from the
to
favor immigrant groups from northwestern Europe.
6. Employers desperately needed laborers for
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and
,
work and immigrants from Mexico filled this need.
7. Many groups that wanted to restrict immigration also feared the “new morality” that
glorified
and
.
expected
and
.
9. A
was a woman who personified the fashion and social changes
of the 1920s.
10. Many Americans embraced the new morality, while others feared the loss of
.
11. Evangelist
conducted revivals and faith healings in a flamboyant
theatrical style.
12. The
was about the teaching of evolution in schools.
13. The Eighteenth Amendment specifically granted
governments the power to enforce Prohibition.
14. As the Treasury Department struggled to enforce Prohibition,
thrived on the illegal trade in alcohol.
15. Prohibition ended in
with the ratification of the
.
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8. Many women in the 1920s wanted to break free from
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DIRECTIONS: Recalling Facts Read the section and answer the questions below. Refer to your
textbook to write the answers.
1. What does “Bohemian” mean in relation to artists, writers, and musicians?
2. What themes were conveyed by the paintings of Edward Hopper?
3. In what poem did T.S. Eliot describe a world filled with empty dreams?
4. What event caused disillusionment among the novelists known as “the lost generation”?
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5. Who were some of the famous writers of this era?
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6. What did the economic prosperity of the 1920s provide more of, to many Americans?
7. Why did movie theaters hire piano players in the 1920s?
8. What was significant about a 1927 film called The Jazz Singer?
9. What were “Yes! We Have No Bananas” and “Ain’t We Got Fun” examples of in the
1920s?
10. What professional sport did Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney participate in?
11. Who was known as the “Galloping Ghost” for his ability to evade members of the
opposing team?
12. What action brought recognition to Gertrude Ederle in 1927?
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★ Guided Reading Activity 17-5
DIRECTIONS: Recording Who, What When, Where, Why and How Read the section and
answer the questions below. Refer to your textbook to write the answers.
1. What were the reasons African Americans migrated from the rural South to the industrial cities of the North?
2. Where did African Americans create an environment that stimulated artistic development, racial pride, a sense of community, and political organization?
3. What were two striking characteristics of Harlem Renaissance writing?
4. Who was one of the most prolific, original, and versatile writers of the Harlem
Renaissance?
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5. Who wrote the first major stories that featured African American females as central characters?
6. Who became the first great cornet and trumpet soloist in jazz music?
8. What was notable about the musical “Shuffle Along”?
9. Why did African American voters in Northern cities usually vote for Republicans?
10. What did the NAACP’s persistent efforts lead to in 1922?
11. What was “Negro Nationalism”?
12. What were the two levels of Marcus Garvey’s message to African Americans?
13. What did Garvey propose to his followers in 1920?
14. Who distanced themselves from Garvey and his message?
15. When did Marcus Garvey’s sense of racial pride and hope for the future reemerge?
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7. Who was known as the “Empress of the Blues”?