Why did President Theodore Roosevelt want the Panama Canal built? Why there?
To speed up travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It was the narrowest point in Central America.
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Who was the president of the United States during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
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Explain what credit is. How can this hurt the consumer?
Buying something today, paying for it later. Some buy things out of their income level, are charged much interest before they can pay the item off.
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During World World I, Britain, France, and Russia formed an __________________ to fight whom?
Alliance; Germany and the Axis powers.
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In the late 1800's, what region of the United States did most people live? (North, south, east, west)
Eastern half of the US
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What is imperialism? Where did the US do this?
When nations build power and wealth by starting colonies.
Hawaii
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Who was president of the United States during WWII?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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What is a depression? When did the Great Depression begin?
Many people can't find work, many have no money to keep businesses going. October 1929.
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What finally got the US involved in World War I?
German u-boats attacking American ships.
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What is the creative work of African Americans in the 1920's in New York City known as?
The Harlem Renaissance
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What caused the US to get involved in WWI?
The Germans did not stop bombing American ships as they had promised.
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Who was the British Prime Minister during WWII?
Winston Churchill
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What happened to cause the dust storms of the 1930's?
The topsoil had been worn away by over-farming, there was also a drought. Static electricity coupled with the wind carried the topsoil away.
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What catapulted the United States into World War II? The United States fought on two major fronts during World War II. Where were they?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. The European and Pacific Theater.
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Why was the purchase of Alaska important to the United States? Why was this purchase initially called "Seward's Folly"?
Alaska had much land and valuable natural resources.
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Where was the first major battle of the Spanish-American War fought?
Philippines
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What happened to some Japanese Americans during WWII?
They were placed in internment camps?
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How did President Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) and his New Deal help people during the Great Depression?
The New Deal programs gave people food, shelter, and jobs.
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What did civilians do to support the war effort during World War II? (Name at least 2.)
People worked in factories producing goods needed to fight the war; children collected metal for the factories; people bought war bonds; basic necessities were rationed.
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What was the killing by Hitler and the Nazis of over 6 million Jews and others called?
The Holocaust.
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How did the US acquire Hawaii?
Americans began moving there, eventually asked to be part of the United States.
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Who was behind the murder of over 6 million Jews before and during WWII?
Adolf Hitler
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How did factories improve production?
By using division of labor and assembly lines.
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How did US involvement in WWII help the Allies win? Who were the Allies and who were the Axis powers?
More men and supplies, the US had the atomic bomb. Allies: US, Britain, France, Russia; Axis: Germany, Italy, Japan
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What event ended the war in Japan in August 1945?
The dropping of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.