AP US History
Chapter 21 Reading Guide
Part A
Using the text, answer the following on a separate sheet of paper. Be detailed in your responses.
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How did welfare capitalism attempt to improve business? Was it successful?
What were the negative effects of prohibition? What were the positive effects?
What was the Immigration Act of 1924? How had American society changed to allow its passing?
What cultural and religious tensions were exposed in the Scopes Trial?
Why was lynching accepted in parts of the United States? How did groups like the NAACP try to stop it?
How did the KKK increase membership in the 1920’s?
What opposing views did people take on the Harlem Renaissance?
What issues were important to women voters in the 20’s?
What foreign policies resulted from the Washington Conference?
How were the debts and reparation payments dealt with following the war? How did they impact US foreign
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Part B
Provide a brief definition of each of the following key terms and people.
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Teapot Dome Scandal
Charles Lindbergh
Lost Generation
18th Amendment
21st Amendment
First Red Scare
Marcus Garvey
Equal Rights Amendment
Part C
Provide a detailed example from the chapter for each of the 7 APUSH Learning Objectives on a separate sheet of paper.
19. P (Politics and Power)
20. A (America in the World)
21. S (Social and Cultural
22. T (Technology, Work, and Exchange)
23. I (Identity)
24. M (Migration and Settlement)
25. E (Environment and Geography)