Events
People
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Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100

What event caused many European nations to begin World War I in 1914?

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand led European Nations to begin World War I (1914)

100

Who were the Central Powers and Allied Powers during World War I?

WWI Central Powers-Germany, Austria Hungary, Ottoman Empire

WWI Allied Powers-Russia, France, Britain, United States, Italy

100

What New Deal program brought electricity to the Southeast?

Tennessee Valley Authority-New Deal program that brought electricity/flood control/jobs to the Southeast

100

What was the result of the Treaty of Versailles?

Treaty of Versailles-ended World War I and blamed Germany for WWI-$33 Billion in War Reparations Negative Impacts on German Economy after War

100

 An ______________ allows someone to make a schedule of payments. The consumer could take an item home and just pay the store a small amount of money each month.

installment plan

200

What events led the United States to enter World War I in 1917?

Unrestricted German Submarine warfare-Sinking of Lusitania-Zimmerman Telegram led United States into WWI (1917)

200

Who was Herbert Hoover?

President Herbert Hoover was the 31st US President and was blamed for the Great Depression-people lost their Homes/Jobs/Hoovervilles

200
  • The _____________was set up to maintain state and national forests. People were given jobs to work in the forests making trails, fighting fires, and planting trees.

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

200

What was the League of Nations?

League of Nations created after WWI to prevent future wars/create Peace-US President Woodrow Wilson supported League of Nations

200

  The idea of buying on credit was very popular during the 1920s. New appliances came out that made life easier. Toasters, washing machines, and radios were expensive. People wanted these items because the economy was good, and they were making money. They did not have enough money to buy something in one payment, but they felt that they could pay an item off over time. They used credit so they could "__________________."

buy now, pay later

300

What factors led nations into World War I?

Nationalism, Militarism, Alliances, Industrialism-factors that led nations into World War I

300

Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd US President who created the New Deal programs to help Americans/create jobs/improve Economy during Great Depression

300
  • New jobs were created under the ____________. This program provided jobs to construct public buildings such as schools and libraries.

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

300
  • ____________were groups of shacks made from materials usually found in the trash. People could not afford homes when they could not find work. Many people were angry that President Hoover did not help them when they needed him.

Hoovervilles

300

_____________ was very well known for his jazz music. He was a great trumpet player. Jazz was introduced to America in the 1920s, and it became very popular.

Louis Armstrong

400

What occurred in New York City in the 1920's that led to increased popularity of Jazz music and population?

Harlem Renaissance

400

Who was Alvin C. York?

Alvin C. York, also known as Sergeant York, was one of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I.  York was born in rural Fentress County, TN.  He received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest.  York captured 132 German prisoners.

400
  • The _____________ was created to give money to elderly, retired citizens. It also gave money to people who were disabled and could not work. 

Social Security Act

400

During the 1930s, powerful wind storms swept across the central part of the United States. The storms picked up dry soil from farm fields and dropped it many miles away as layers of dust that buried cars, barns, homes, animals and sometimes people. Much of the damage occurred from 1935 to 1938 in an area of the southern Great Plains that became known as the ________________ 

Dust Bowl

400

_______________ was one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He started with the Boston Red Sox and ended up with the New York Yankees. He was entered into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.

Babe Ruth

500

What occurred in October of 1929 in the United States?

Black Tuesday-October 29, 1929 Stock Market Crash led to the Great Depression (Debt/Bank Closures/Unemployment)

500

Who was Charles Lindbergh?  

Charles Lindbergh-First Solo Trans-Atlantic Flight from New York to Paris (Plane named the Spirit of Saint Louis)



500

The __________was used by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to communicate with the American people.  He referred to this communication as his ____________.

Radio

Fireside Chats

500

 Just as technology and fashion were expanding during the 1920s, African American culture, art, and literature experienced new popularity. This new movement was centered in _____________ and focused on the writing, art, and music from this culturally and historical neighborhood. Writers like ____________ gave a new voice to the African American experience.

Harlem, New York City

Langston Hughes

500

______________ introduced the moving assembly line and mass production to automobile making. Once there was a new and faster way of making cars, Ford could make new cars faster. New cars like the Model T helped the economy because the price of cars was more affordable.

Henry Ford

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