Where was the Chisolm Trail located?
Texas to Kansas
Who built the first airplane?
The Wright Brothers
What year did the Stock Market crash?
1929.
Why did people immigrate to the US?
Jobs, Land and freedom.
What started WWI?
Germany attacked and sank Lusitania.
What trail ran through Texas to Nebraska?
Great Western Cattle Trail
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Who was president when the great depression began?
Herbet Hoover
Italy, Germany, Ireland, Poland, China and Japan.
What 3 things did the US contribute to the War?
Soldiers, Supplies, Food and Weapons.
What did the Black Cowboys of Texas do?
Worked on ranches and trails.
What did George Washington Carver do?
Found new uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes.
What was the dust bowl?
Giant dust storms that ruined farms.
Name 3 cities people settled in the US.
New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco.
What peace treaty ended WWI?
Treaty of Versailles.
What was the purpose of the Cattle Trails.
Americans needed beef in big cities.
Who made jazz music popular worldwide?
Louis Armstrong
Who was FDR and what did he do?
Franklin D. Roosevelt, president in 1933, he brought hope.
What year did America join the war?
1917
What did the Cowboys move along trails and railroads?
Cattle
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A cultural movement in the 1920s where African American creatives created powerful works that celebrated Black life, pride, and culture.
What programs helped Americans in the New Deal?
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Works Progress Administration (WPA), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
When did Germany start attacking US Shipping?
1914