Critical Reading Exercises

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"Normalcy" (pp. 1061–1065)

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Enter Notes: for this section of the exercise, simply note important points.
2. Summarize the passage in your own words.
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Answer the following questions related to the reading:
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Why was America in the mood for "normalcy" and the presidency of someone like Warren Harding in the early 1920s?
4. Why did secretary of the treasury Andrew Mellon create the General Accounting Office, and why is that considered a perfect example of Progressive Era reform?

"Isolationism in Foreign Affairs" (pp. 1065–1069)

1. Enter Notes: for this section of the exercise, simply note important points.
2. Summarize the passage in your own words.
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Answer the following questions related to the reading:
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Why did American banks have trouble getting their wartime debts from England and France repaid?
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What did President Harding do to improve relations with the nations of Latin America?
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"President Hoover, the Engineer" (pp. 1078–1092)

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Enter Notes: for this section of the exercise, simply note important points.
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Summarize the passage in your own words.
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Answer the following questions related to the reading:
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Why did the Republicans win so convincingly in the 1928 elections?
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Define "rampant speculation" and explain its role in the stock market crash of 1929.
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What role did the gold standard play in keeping the economy from recovering from the recession?

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