Words & People
WWI
1920s
Great Depression
Random
100
Who was the person that sang butter pecan
YMW MELLY
100
The two countries that started the war in Europe
Austria-Hungary and Serbia
100
This 1920s innovation led to the housing boom in the suburb since people could live further away from work
Automobile
100
This 1929 event symbolized the start of the Great Depression
Stock Market Crash
100
In the movie Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris
200
Name the 2 men who were executed because of their beliefs and not on the evidence
Sacco & Vanzetti
200
Name the policy of sinking/attacking merchant ships that was first used by Germany in 1915
USW (Unrestricted Submarine Warfare)
200
Name given to the group of American writers who moved to Paris, France because America was too materialistic
Lost Generation
200
This group was hardest hit by the Great Depression and was the first to receive aid from the federal government
Farmers
200
According to Buddy the Elf, what is the best way to spread Christmas cheer?
"Singing loud for all to hear"
BONUS 500: Sing part of a Christmas song in front of the class
300
Term to describe the central bank of the United States that monitors the monetary (money) system
Federal Reserve
300
Domestic policy seen in this propaganda poster
Espionage Act
300
The amendment # that prohibited the sale and manufacture of alcoholic beverages
18th Amendment
300
Name given to a set of federally-funded programs created to end the Great Depression
New Deal
300
When does the gradebook close for US History?
December 21st
400
Term to describe the innovation created by Henry Ford that increased product efficiency
Assembly Line
400
President Wilson gave his 14 Points speech to this group in January 1918
Congress
400
Event depicted in this cartoon in which the rights of suspected terrorists were violated
Palmer Raids
400
Item nicknamed “Hoover blankets” to illustrate the public’s feelings toward the president
Newspapers
400
You buy a candy cane and a cookie for $1.10. The cookie is a dollar more than the candy cane. How much is the candy cane?
$0.05
500
Name of the US President whose slogan was “He kept us out of war.”
Woodrow Wilson
500
In the Treaty of Versailles, this clause put the blame of starting the war solely on Germany
War Guilt
500
This group of Russians overthrew their government in 1917 which led to the fear of newly-arrived immigrants in 1920
Communists
500
Two of the New Deal programs still in effect today
FDIC (protect bank accounts)
Social Security (help retired workers)
NLRA (collective bargaining rights)
500
Name the artist who just released Pink Friday 2.
Nicki Minaj