Name:___________________________________Period:__________Date:__________
11.2 Reading Guide:
1. How did the banking policies of Andrew Mellon affect the economy?
2. How did Herbert Hoover tackle the social issues of the time?
3. Describe the Ohio Gang and how they differed from Mellon and Hoover.
4. What was the Teapot Dome Scandal and what were its effects?
5. Identify Calvin Coolidge's defining characteristics as president (both personal and political)
6. What were some of the unseen problems in America at the time?
7. Describe how political actions such as the Washington Naval Disarmament Conference and the
Kellogg-Briand Pact strove to achieve world peace.
8. Describe post-war debt in Europe and how the Dawes Plan tried to ease pressure off of war torn
countries.