Reading and Note Taking Study Guide



World War I and the 1920sLesson 5 Government in the 1920s Key Terms Warren G. HardingAndrew MellonHerbert HooverTeapot Dome scandalCalvin CoolidgeWashington Naval Disarmament ConferenceKellogg-Briand PactDawes PlanAcademic Vocabularygraft: making money in dishonest or illegal ways incentive: something intended to encourage someone to take action or work hardermediate: to bring about the settlement of a dispute between two partiesprudent: careful; showing good judgmentresort: doing something because there is no other choice Lesson ObjectivesAnalyze how the policies of Presidents Harding and Coolidge encouraged economic growth and prosperity in the 1920s.Discuss the effects of political scandals, including Teapot Dome, on Harding’s presidency.Explain the role that the United States played in the world during the 1920s.The Harding Administration: Text1.Analyze Interactions Among People and Events What political sentiment did President Harding’s election reveal? Explain. 2. Draw Inferences What message did Harding send when he appointed Andrew Mellon as Secretary of the Treasury? Did Mellon’s actions match Harding’s message? 3. Summarize What were the positive and negative aspects to Harding’s laissez-faire approach? 4.Determine Central Ideas Use the graphic organizer below to record the central idea and supporting details in the last two sections: “Some Officials Betray the Public Trust” and “The Teapot Dome Scandal Comes to Light.”Economic Prosperity Under Coolidge: Text5.Analyze Style and Rhetoric? The text argues that saying “the business of America is business” oversimplifies Coolidge’s views. After reading an excerpt of the speech, do you agree? How would you summarize this speech? 6.Cite Evidence? How have the policies of Harding and Coolidge influenced today’s politicians? Give an example, citing evidence from the text and in current policies. America’s Place in a Changed World: Text7.Explain an Argument? Why did some Congressmen advise forgiving the war debts? 8.Draw Inferences? Why did diplomats work on the Kellogg-Briand Pact if they believed it was “unenforceable”? 9.Assess an Argument? Did the Dawes Plan solve the problem of war debt? Why or why not? 10.Summarize? How did the tariff and lending policies of Harding and Coolidge affect the world economy? Use information from all of the texts in this lesson. ................
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