WWI
Roaring 20s
The Great Depression
WWII
Miscellaneous
100
What event is widely considered the spark that ignited WWI?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
100
What was a popular new form of music that emerged in the 1920s?
Jazz.
100
What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression in the US?
The stock market crash of 1929.
100
What event led the US to enter WWII?
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
100
How did Americans feel about WWI before the US's involvement?
Americans wanted to stay neutral until they had no other option.
200
Name the alliance that included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
Central Powers
200
Which of group of people is most closely associated with the migration shown on the map?
African Americans looking for industrial jobs in the North.
200
What is one major program created by Franklin D. Roosevelt to combat the Great Depression?
The New Deal.
200
What was the purpose of the Lend - Lease Act during WWII?
To provide war materials to the Allied Powers.
200
What was the main reason African-Americans left the South during the Great Migration?
To seek better job opportunities in factories.
300
What was the name of the treaty that ended WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
300
What major change in society allowed women more freedom in the 1920s?
Women's suffrage.
300
What severe drought affected the Great Plains during the 1930s?
The Dust Bowl.
300
How did James Doolittle contribute to WWII?
He trained bomber pilots.
300
What had the greatest impact on SC cotton farmers and textile workers in the later part of the 1920s?
Overproduction and surplus of goods.
400
Why did Woodrow Wilson want to declare war on Germany during WWI?
Because of German U-boat attacks on American ships / Zimmerman Telegram.
400
What allowed Americans to increase their standard of living and consumerism in the 1920s?
The use of credit and installment buying.
400
What was the purpose of creating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) during the Great Depression?
To restore confidence in the economy.
400
What is one way US involvement in WWII affected the US economy.
Military supplies were produced instead of consumer goods.
400
How did SC contribute to the war effort in both WWI and WWII?
SC was home to military training bases such as Parris Island and Fort Jackson.
500
What was the main goal of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Point Plan after WWI?
To prevent future wars.
500
What is the stock market crash of 1929 often referred to as?
Black Tuesday.
500
Which New Deal Program was created to provide insurance for the unemployed and pensions for retired workers?
Social Security Administration (SSA).
500
What was the name of the project that developed the atomic bomb?
The Manhattan Project.
500
Which African-American fighter pilot group played a major role in WWII?
The Tuskegee Airmen.