American History Ch 19 Assignments From War To Peace
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Assignment #1 (32 Points)
Read Ch 19-1 pages 622-627 before coming to class.
Be ready to discuss the postwar havoc of this section.
Identify the following:
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Influenza epidemic
Bolsheviks
Communism
Red Scare
Nativist
Anarchist
Essential Questions:
1. Read again page 624 in your text. Read about the Red Scare, aliens and
deportation. Why were Americans so frightened of Communism and wanted to get
rid of “those” people? How does their actions and reactions to the Red Scare
compare to the fear of Al-Qaeda and others who are different or hold different
political or religious beliefs today? (Important question, 6 points)
2. Why did labor strife increase after the war? How did labor fare after the
war as compared to during the war? (2 points)
3. What was a Nativist during the 1920’s? Do we have a form of Nativism in
the country today? Explain you answer. (4 points)
4. Who was the Ku Klux Klan? Who did they originally target? Who did they
include as their targets in the 1920’s? Do we have similar problems with Klan-like
organizations in our time? Explain. (4 points)
5. Who were Sacco and Vanzetti? What happened to them? Was their fate
justified? Could a similar incident happen today? Explain your reasoning.
(4 points)
Assignment #2 (28 points)
Students should have read Ch 19-2, pages 628-633. Watch the following video on
the assembly line: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf8d4NE8XPw
Identify the following:
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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Henry Ford
Assembly Line
Productivity
Welfare capitalism
Suburbs
Installment buying
KFKB Radio
Essential Questions:
1. What role did Ford Motor Company and Henry Ford play in
revolutionizing American industry? (2 points)
2. How did both the auto industry and the nation change during the 1920’s?
(2 points)
3. How did the concept of installment buying change the consumer economy
of the 1920’s? How does this affect the consumer economy of today?
(Think about installment buying and credit cards.) (4 points)
4. What happened to the farm economy during the 1920’s? Why did this
happen and what were the consequences? (2 points)
American History Ch 19 Assignments From War To Peace
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Assignment #3 (35 Points)
Students should have read Ch 19-3 The Harding and Coolidge Presidencies,
pages 634-639 before coming to class.
Identify the Following:
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Normalcy
Warren G. Harding
Teapot Dome Scandal
Calvin Coolidge
Billy Mitchell
Essential Questions:
1. Take a look at President Harding’s economic policy on page 635-636.
What was his policy and how does it compare to the proposed economic
policies of the Republican Presidential Candidates and Congressional
Republicans? In your opinion, did Harding’s policies work during the
1920’s and should this be the policy course the U.S. adopts in 2016?
Explain your answer. (Important question for you to consider.)
(6 points)
2. Name Three respected members of Harding’s Cabinet and the positions
they filled. (3 points)
3. Why did the Teapot Dome Incident cause a scandal? (2 points)
4. What was Calvin Coolidge’s slogan for his presidency? (2 point)
5. Name two important issues that Coolidge refused to act upon and his
reason for not acting. (4 points)
6. What were the long-term consequences of the Fordney-McCumber
Tarriff, the reparations paid by Germany, and the loans that needed to be
repaid by European Allies? (See page 638) (4 points)
7. What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact? Was this a good moral effort or,
considering nations and human nature, just a waste of time? Explain your
thoughts. (4 points)