Social Studies 8
Name ________________________
Guided Reading Activity 24-4
Date ______________ Period ____
I. New Directions
A. Introduction—Who was the first person to make a solo flight across the
Atlantic?____________________________________________________________
B. Changes for Women—What kind of jobs were considered “women’s” work?
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II. Entertainment
A. The Movies and Radio—What were the first movies like? ________________________
B. Sports and Fads—What fads swept the country during the roaring twenties?
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III. The Jazz Age
A. What 1920s movement instilled an interest in African culture and pride in
being African American?________________________________________________
B. A Lost Generation of Writers—Why did expatriates leave the United States?
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IV. Prohibition
A. When did the Prohibition movement achieve its goal? __________________________
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B. What act did Congress pass to enforce Prohibition? ___________________________
V. Nativism
A. What is nativism? ____________________________________________________
B. How did Congress respond to nativist fears? _________________________________
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VI. The Scopes Trial
A. In what state did a 1925 law make it illegal to teach evolution? ____________________
B. What two famous lawyers took opposing sides in the Scopes trial?___________________
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VII. The Election of 1928
A. How had Republican candidate Herbert Hoover won respect during World War I?
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B. Who ran against Hoover? ________________________________________________