WW1
1920's
Great Depression
Great Depression2
WWII
100

The immediate cause of World War I was the assassination of this Archduke of Austria-Hungary in 1914. Who was he?

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

100

This new form of mass communication became popular in the 1920s, bringing music, news, and entertainment into American homes for the first time. What is it?

The Radio 

100
What event happened on October 29, 1929?
The Stock Market Crash
100
What was the Dust Bowl?
A time when the farmers overcropped the land. It depleted the soil and the soil turner to dirt. No nutrients so it blew in the wind. There were major dust storms in the mid west and nothing would grow.
100
What event led to the United States entry into WWII?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
200
What are the 3 reasons why the United States entered WW1? What occurred in January 1918
1. Zimmerman Telegraph 2. Russian Revolution 3. Sinking of the Lusitania The League of Nations
200
During what era did the Harlem Renaissance occur?
The Roaring 20's
200
What is another name for the 10/29/1929?
Black Tuesday.
200
Define Hoovervilles?
An area where the impoverished lived. They created make shift shacks. It was named after President Hoover.
200
What reason did President Truman give for using nuclear weapons against Japan during WWII?
He used the nuclear bomb to save American soldiers from going into Japan and being killed.
300
What was the main reason that the United States did not join the League of Nations after WWI?
It wanted to punish Germany too severely- so the U.S. did not want to join the League of Nations.
300
Define Harlem Renaissance.
A period of artistic achievement during 1920 by African American's
300
What was the New Deal?
It was the creation of the FDIC and Social Security Created jobs for the unemployed Regulated banks and the stock market
300
What was the Social Security Act of 1935?
The law that instituted social security money for: 1.disabled 2.unemployed 3.elderly
300
How did WWII impact women and minorities (particularly at home)?
Women left the home to take over the jobs that the men left to go to war. Women worked in factories.
400

This secret message from Germany to Mexico, proposing a military alliance against the United States, helped push America into entering World War I. What is the name of this telegram?

Zimmermann Telegram

400
What were flappers?
Women who wore knee length dresses and makeup
400
What were some government agencies that were created to help people during the Great Depression?
1. WPA=Works Progress Administration 2.Social Security 3.FDIC=Federal Deposit Insurance company 4.NYA=National Youth Administration 5.TVA=Tennessee Valley Authorities
400
Where did the poverty stricken people go for food.
Soup kitchens
400
What was the major aim of the United States foreign policy against Japan during WWII?
Island Hopping
500

The treaty that officially ended World War I placed full blame for the war on Germany and imposed harsh penalties. What is the name of this treaty?

Treaty of Versailles

500

What is prohibition? 

This was the name given to the period of time when it was illegal to sell and buy alcohol. 

500
List the causes and effects of the Great Depression.
1. Stock Market Crash 2.Expanded role of the federal government 3. Banking crisis 4. Soaring unemployment 5. Farmer Troubles 6. Widespread poverty
500
What event ultimately ended the Great Depression?
WWII
500
What was the Holocaust?
A program instituted by Hitler (Nazis) for the mass murder of Jewish people
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