GA History Ch. 16 WWI and 1920's

Vocabulary Matchup

100

pest whose offspring destroys cotton crops

boll weevil

200

required all men between the ages of 21 and 31 to register with the government.

Selective Service Act

300

1920s woman who usually had short hair, short skirts, and a carefree attitude.

flapper

400

white clay used in manufacture of plastics, paint, and other products

kaolin

500

advertising campaign created by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce to help the city's economy

Forward Atlanta

Define-It

100

Great Migration

about 1.5 million African Americans moved to northern cities during this time

200

lynch

mob killing of someone, especially by hanging, for an alleged crime with our without a trial.

300

Spanish Influenza epidemic

deadly illness spread by soldiers to their home countries as they returned from WWI.  Georgia closed some public places to prevent its spread.

400

Dixie Highway

when this was built it connected Georgia to the North and helped bring tourists into the South.

500

19th Amendment 

gave women the right to vote.

Who's Who

100

13-year-old girl found murdered in the National Pencil Factory in Atlanta.

Mary Phagan

200

Jewish man from New York accused of killing a 13 year old girl in his factory.

Leo Frank

300

President of the United States who originally promised to keep the US out of World War I, but later led the country into it.

Woodrow Wilson

400

Atlanta official who insisted that if Atlanta was to be an important city it had to have an airport.

William B. Hartsfield

500

created the first assembly line vehicles to make it affordable for ordinary people to buy cars.

Henry Ford

World War I

100

What were the names of the two opposing sides during World War I?

Allied vs. Central Powers

200

List 4 of the Allied Powers during World War I.

Great Britain               France              US

Russia                        Italy                 Belgium

Greece                       Portugal            Japan

300

List the 4 Central powers during World War I.

Austria-Hungary

Germany

Ottoman Empire

Bulgaria

400

What event angered Americans and caused the US to ender World War I?

sinking of Lusitania passenger boat by German u-boats

500

What event sparked the beginning of World War I?

assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

Just For Fun

100

Which classmate is celebrating their birthday last this school year?

Christina

200

Name our 3 eighth graders that are leaving CCS this year.

Sadie, Allie and Mazie

300

What do you need to bring for the Glow Party on the last day of school?

white t-shirt

400

When is the Middle School awards day?

Wednesday, 5/15

500

What special event is this Friday, 5/17?

Field day