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American History
Unit 5 (Chapters 11, 12, & 13) Study Guide
Essential Questions: EQs are questions that identify what is most important about the unit. They are the
first questions asked and the last questions answered. Answer the question(s) in a short summary using the
learning objectives with supporting evidence from the unit. A good response will include all learning
objectives with sufficient supporting detail. Answer the EQs on a separate sheet following the learning
objectives (Cornell notes style).
How did the social and economic changes post-WWI lead to the Great Depression?
Why was the New Deal needed and how did it reshape the American economy and society?
Learning Objectives: Learning objectives are the building blocks for understanding the essential
question(s). They break the EQ into smaller chunks of material for better understanding. To complete
learning objectives check the box when you feel you have achieved that objective. Provide evidence by
identifying the chapter(s), section(s), and question number(s) that support the objective. Complete the
learning objectives on a separate sheet of paper with the EQs following (Cornell notes style).
 I can compare the different effects of the economic boom of the 1920s on American society.
Evidence:
 I can analyze how political policies affected popular culture and activities during the
1920s.
Evidence:
 I can assess the cultural impact of the Harlem Renaissance.
Evidence:
 I can identify the causes that led to the Great Depression.
Evidence:
 I can discuss the impact of the Great Depression on American society.
Evidence:
 I can describe initial political responses to the Great Depression and their limitations.
Evidence:
 I can analyze the goals of FDR’s first New Deal programs.
Evidence:
 I can explain the impact of the Supreme Court on New Deal programs and evaluate the
President’s response.
Evidence:
 I can describe the political and social changes of the New Deal for Americans.
Evidence:
Critical Thinking: Critical thinking questions help guide you to understanding the learning objectives.
They provide details in supporting your “I can” statements. Multiple question responses will help give a full
understanding of each objective and a more thorough EQ summary. Answer questions on a separate piece of
paper. Skip a space between each question.
Chapter 11, Section 1
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1. How did innovations in business contribute to the economic boom of the 1920s?
2. Explain what practices allowed people to buy more products during the 1920s.
3. Define what a bull market is and why it was a potential danger to the U.S. economy in the 1920s.
Chapter 11, Section 2
4. How did big business influence and benefit from the government during the presidencies of Harding
and Coolidge?
Chapter 11, Section 3
5. How did new laws change U.S. immigration policy in the 1920s?
6. Give the effects of the Eighteenth Amendment.
Chapter 11, Section 4
7. How did radio and other mass culture unite American society?
Chapter 11, Section 5
8. What was the Harlem Renaissance?
9. What were the goals of African-American artists (musicians, poets, etc.) in the Harlem Renaissance?
Chapter 12, Section 1
10. List and explain three specific causes of the Great Depression.
11. Why was recovery so difficult after the stock market crash?
Chapter 12, Section 2
12. How did the Depression affect the lives of rural and urban Americans? In what ways were they similar
and different?
13. Why did the Dust Bowl cause people to migrate and where did they go?
Chapter 12, Section 3
14. What facts show that Hoover’s policies to reverse the depression failed?
15. What impact did the Bonus Army have on American politics?
Chapter 13, Section 1
16. Why did the country vote so overwhelmingly for FDR in 1932?
17. What were FDR’s three goals in his first hundred days in office?
18. Give an example of key legislation for each goal. Explain how that legislation met that goal.
19. What were the two major criticisms of FDR’s New Deal economic policies?
Chapter 13, Section 2
20. Why was a second New Deal needed?
21. What were the short-term and long-term effects of the Social Security Act?
22. Explain how New Deal legislation affected the growth of organized labor.
23. Explain why FDR and the Supreme Court clashed. How was the conflict resolved?
Chapter 13, Section 3
24. How were women, African-Americans, and Native Americans affected by the New Deal?
25. How did the New Deal reshape American voting patterns?
26. In what ways did the role of the federal government grow during Franklin Roosevelt’s presidency?
27. What is a welfare state and why did FDR feel it was needed?