Spanish Flu
The majority of soldiers fighting in Europe as a result of what?
What is the influenza virus
Another name for a German submarine
What is a U-boat
October 29th, 1929 is known as what?
What is "Black Tuesday"
The United States entered WWII after what state was attacked?
What is Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
What was a popular saying during the Great Depression?
What was "Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.” or "make it do" "do without"
List a place that was banned as a result of the Spanish Flu:
What was: schools, churches, businesses, public gatherings
What mine produced copper & minerals for guns and ammunition?
What is Utah Copper Company (now Kennecott)
This word means "The percentage of people without a job"
What is Unemployment Rate
This is the year that the Second World War ended
When was 1945
A gas mask was available to every soldier who wanted to protect themselves against what?
What is poisonous gas or mustard gas
This public gathering was shortened to only 15 minutes to keep others from getting sick
What was a funeral service
In class, we studied artifacts from two Utahns who served in World War 1. What were their names?
Who were George Grimshaw or Maude Fitch
This word means "A long-term economic state (money): unemployment, low prices, & low trade"
What is Depression
This major event provided more jobs for American citizens allowing them to escape the Great Depression
What is World War 2
These were built out of boxes and scrap wood
What are "Hoovervilles"
What month & year was the Spanish Flu the worst in the United States?
What is October, 1918 (more than 60,000 deaths)
This was a painful condition of the feet caused by long immersion in cold water or mud and marked by blackening and death of surface tissue.
What is trench foot
Why did people in Utah feel fear, gloom, & anxiety during the Great Depression?
What is because they lost their jobs
Another word for "blocked" is:
What is intercepted
Name the group of people who created secret code to communicate during World War Two
Who are Navajo Code Talkers
By the time it had run its course, this epidemic took how many lives?
What is 600,000 lives
List the countries part of the "Allies" during WWI:
The annual income (salary) dropped to what percentage during the Great Depression?
What is 40-50%
These would kill more than 300,000 people, including those who died instantly and those who perished from radiation and other lingering effects of the explosions
What were nuclear bombs (dropped in Hiroshima & Nagasaki)
After facing discrimination after World War Two, Japanese Americans were forced to live in camps in what city in Utah?
What is Topaz, Utah