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APUSH Chapter 31: The Politics of Boom and Bust, 1920-1932
Outline/Questions/Terms
Focus Questions:
1. What was the economic philosophy of the Republican presidents of the 1920s? did this
environment help create the Great Depression?
2. How did the Great Depression challenge the traditional belief of Hoover and other
Americans in rugged individualism?
3. What were the first tasks of the Harding administration?
4. What was the foreign policy philosophy of Coolidge and was he consistent?
5. Identify the causes of the Great Depression.
6. What were the major foreign policy issues faced by the Hoover administration?
*Activity-Historical Causation:​ The authors maintain that​ “the Depression of the 1930s was
one of abundance,
​
not want.” It was the
​
​“great glut” or the​ “plague
​
of plenty.” As you read this
chapter, identify as many causes of the Great Depression that support the authors’ point of
view.
*Activity-Appropriate Use of Historical Evidence A
​ fter you read “​ Contending Voices:
Depression
​ and Protection” (p. 732), identify intended audience, purpose, historical context, and
author’s point of view in BOTH excerpts.
AP Exam Skill Building: Short Answer Question-Respond to the following prompt:
a. Describe​ ​TWO​ ​causes of the business cycle fluctuations in the U.S. economy during the
1920s and briefly explain ONE way this affected U.S. society. (one page)
Historical Literacy: Need To Know Terms
Adkins v. Children’s Hospital
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Fordney-McCumber Tariff
Teapot Dome Scandal
McNary-Haugen Bill
Dawes Plan
Agricultural Marketing Act
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
Black Tuesday
Hoovervilles
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Bonus Army
Warren Harding
Albert Fall
Calvin Coolidge
Al Smith
Japanese Invasion of Manchuria