Vocabulary
World War I
Prohibition
The Great Depression
World War II
100
The lowest amount an employer can pay someone to work per hour
What is Minimum Wage
100
These 4 countries were involved in World War I
What is Great Britain, France, Germany, and Austria
100
The cause of Prohibition was what
What is WWI
100
What was the great depression?
What is a downturn in economic activity
100
These countries were part of the Axis powers (bad guys)
What is Germany, Italy, the Soviet Union, Japan
200
Water-powered electricity
What is Hydroelectricity
200
This was the President of the US during World War I
What is Woodrow Wilson
200
Which amendment deals with prohibition
What is The 18th Amendment
200
There were 3 main causes of the Great Depression, name 2
What is Stock Market Crash, War time manufacturing boom, lack of consumers buying goods
200
These countries were a part of the Allie powers (good guys)
What is Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, the United States
300
An agreement was made in 1918, it ended World War I
What is Armistice
300
North Carolina played a role in WWI, they provided many things. Name 2 things they supplied.
What is 56,000 soldiers, Cigarettes, shell casings, sheets/towels
300
What did prohibition lead to or cause?
What is Organized Crime or Bootlegging
300
Name 2 things that happened during the Depression
What is Sales of goods and prices fell, manufacturing decreases, Businesses closed, banks closed, high unemployment
300
Who/what caused WWII
What is Germany, Hitler over the Treaty of Versailles
400
If I lose the right to vote...
What is disfranchisement
400
The purpose of gas-less Sundays was...
What is Conservation of Fuel
400
This man played a large part in organized crime in Chicago
Who is Al Capone
400
2 words were used to explain the Depression, what are those 2 words
What is Supply and Demand
400
He was the United States president during most of WWII
Who is Franklin D Roosevelt
500
Due to "sin" there was a policy created that made it illegal to have anything to due with alcohol.
What is Prohibition
500
There were 3 main effects of WWI...
What is the 18th Amendment, the 19th Amendment, and The Great Migration
500
3 businesses that were used to support organized crime
What is Speakeasies, bookie joints, gambling houses, brothels, race tracks, distilleries, breweries
500
New Deal was put in place to help bounce back from the depression, what were the effects
What is Closed banks and solvency, temporary work for all people, regulated factories and farms
500
2 outcomes of WWII
What is United Nations created, Soviet Union and the US became the 2 super powers of the world.
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