Great Depression
WWII
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Middle East
Russian Revolution
100
Beginning in 1932, America’s farmland from the Dakotas to Texas became a vast _______.
Dust Bowl
100
What was the point of the Bombing Campaign?
Used to destroy German factories until a second front could be started
100
What is the stock market?
Buying and selling ownership shares of companies
100
Arabs control most of what natural resource?
Oil
100
Who overthrew the Provisional Gov't and ecame the first leader of the USSR?
Vladimir Lenin
200
Thousands of World War I veterans came to Washington in 1932 to petition Congress to
Give them their bonuses early.
200
What was D-Day?
Massive Allied invasion of France
200
Why did the US go to war in Iraq?
They did not let in weapons inspectors, we thought they had terrorists and Weapons of Mass Destruction
200
What is the Taliban?
Radical Muslims that ruled Afghanistan
200
Give 2 facts about Nicholas II.
Czar of Russia, lead his armies in WWI and abdicated his thrown in 1917
300
Federal Deposit Insurance was created to insure _________ deposits in banks
money
300
What was the battle of Stalingrad?
Soviet city attacked by not conquered by the Germans
300
What started the war in Afghanistan?
Al-Qaeda was there and Al-Qaeda attacked us on 9-11
300
Who was Osama Bin Laden?
Leader of Al-Qaeda
300
Who was Karl Marx?
German philosopher believed in socialism and a classless society
400
What was Black Tuesday?
Oct. 29, 1929 stock prices fell drastically
400
WWII and the Depression FDR did Fire Side Chats. What are Fire Side Chats?
FDR’s direct conversations to Americans over the radio
400
List 4 countries that were part of the Allies during WWII.
USA, France, GB, Canada, USSR, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, etc...
400
What is Al-Qaeda
Radical Muslim terrorist group that hates the West
400
Give 4 facts about Joseph Stalin.
Daily execution list, mean, killed Trotsky, from Georgia, leader of the USSR, evil dictator, etc....
500
What was the term for the 1st 3 months of New Deals where new 15 pieces of major legislation were passed.
Hundred Days
500
Why did each of these countries go to war?
USA Great Britain USSR Germany Japan
500
What was court packing?
When FDR wanted to increase justices from 9 to 15
500
List the name for the god of and the holy book for: Islam Christianity Judaism
Allah, Quran Trinity, Bible Yahweh, Torah
500
Name 5 causes of the Russian Rev.
Rasputin, lost WWI, lost Crimean War, lost Russo-Japanese War, Tensions in Russia, abdication of Nicholas II, etc...
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