The Roaring Twenties
Which musical style became a symbol of the 1920s and featured improvisation?
Jazz
What happened to many Americans who lost their jobs during the Great Depression?
They became unemployed and lost income; many struggled to afford food or housing.
Which president launched the New Deal?
Franklin D. Roosevelt / FDR
Which attack led the United States to enter World War II in December 1941?
Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor
What system limited how much of certain goods civilians could buy?
Rationing
Which two superpowers were the main rivals in the Cold War?
The United States and the Soviet Union
What term means the national ban on making and selling alcoholic drinks?
Prohibition
What major stock market event occurred in 1929?
The stock market crash
Which New Deal program insured bank deposits?
FDIC / Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
What program let the United States supply war materials to countries fighting the Axis before U.S. entry?
Lend-Lease
What could Americans buy to lend the government money for WWII?
War bonds
What U.S. policy aimed to stop communism from spreading to more countries?
Containment
Which cultural movement celebrated African American art, music, and writing in New York?
Harlem Renaissance
What name describes the severe drought and dust storms on the Great Plains during the 1930s?
The Dust Bowl
Which New Deal program provided retirement benefits for older Americans?
Social Security
Which 1942 naval battle was a turning point against Japan in the Pacific?
Battle of Midway
What did Rosie the Riveter represent?
Women working in wartime industry
How did the Allies supply West Berlin during the Soviet blockade?
The Berlin Airlift: planes delivered food, fuel, and other supplies.
What payment method let people take home goods and pay for them over time?
Installment buying / buying on credit
Why could a bank failure cause families to lose their savings in the early Depression?
Their money was held in the bank, and deposits were not yet protected by federal deposit insurance.
Which New Deal program employed young men planting trees and improving parks?
CCC / Civilian Conservation Corps
What was D-Day in June 1944?
The Allied invasion of Normandy, France
How did automobile factories support the war effort?
Many switched from making cars to making military vehicles, weapons, or other war supplies.
Which military alliance linked the United States, Canada, and Western European countries?
NATO / North Atlantic Treaty Organization
How did the assembly line help more Americans afford automobiles?
It made cars faster and cheaper to produce, lowering their price.
How did buying stocks on margin make a stock market decline more dangerous?
Investors bought with borrowed money; falling prices left them with losses and debts they still owed.
The New Deal used the Three Rs. What did relief mean?
Immediate help for people in need, such as food or work.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
African American military pilots and airmen who served in World War II.
Why did Americans plant victory gardens?
To grow food at home and leave more commercial food supplies available for the war effort.
Why did the United States fight in the Korean War?
To help defend South Korea after North Korea invaded, supporting containment.
Immigration quotas limited the number of people entering the United States. What attitude helped drive these restrictions?
Nativism: favoring native-born Americans over immigrants.
Why did many Dust Bowl families leave the Great Plains?
Drought and dust storms ruined crops and livelihoods, so families moved to look for work.
How could New Deal public works jobs help both workers and communities?
Workers earned wages, while communities gained roads, schools, bridges, or other improvements.
Why was Japan’s surrender in 1945 significant?
It ended World War II; Germany had already surrendered.
Which group was forcibly removed from West Coast communities and incarcerated during WWII because of ancestry?
Japanese Americans
Which 1962 crisis involved Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba?
The Cuban Missile Crisis