Spanish-American War
World War I
The Roaring 20's
World War II
Vocabulary
100

Countries the United States gained after the Spanish-American War.

What are Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines?

100

Name three countries in the Central Powers.

What are Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire?

100

A generation of young women who wore short skirts and bobbed their hair.

What were flappers?

100

Name the three countries in the Axis Powers.

What is Japan, Germany, and Italy

100

This ship was sunk by a German U-boat in World War I and was one of the main reasons the U.S. decided to join the war.  

What was the Lusitania?

200

A U.S. Navy ship that was sunk in 1898 and caused the U.S. to join the Spanish American War.

What was the USS Maine?

200

A reason for the U.S. to go to war

What was the Germans' decision to resume the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare or The Zimmerman Telegram?

200

An intellectual, social, and artistic change that centered in Harlem, New York.

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

200

A military tactic intended to bring swift victory.

What is the BlitzKrieg

200

What was the cultural icon in ww2 that symbolized women working in factories?

Who was Rosie the Riveter?

300

They were a cavalry unit that Theodore Roosevelt fought with.

Who were the Rough Riders?

300

A new type of combat that was used during World War I.

What is Trench Warfare?

300

Illegal bars used by many to socialize and entertain each other during the prohibition. 

What is the Speakeasy?

300

A military base in Hawaii that was bombed in 1941.

What was the Attack on Pearl Harbor?

300

Extending a country’s power and influence through military force and diplomacy.

What is Imperialism?

400

Fake news that may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism.

What is Yellow Journalism?

400

A group that was established to help bring international cooperation and peace.

What was the League of Nations?

400

This amendment banned alcohol.

What was the 18th amendment?

400

A republic that was established in Germany.

What was the Weimar Republic?

400

This battle took place on the beaches of Normandy in Northern France.

What was D-Day?

500

The length of the Spanish-American War.

What were four months?

500

The assassin that started World War I.

Who was Gavrilo Princip?

500

A prohibitionist who believed that bars should be banned and was known for attacking saloons.

Who is Carry Nation?

500

This battle took place in Southern Russia in 1942-1943.

What is the Battle of Stalingrad?

500

A novel published on April 14, 1939, about family are forced from their farm during Dust Bowl going to California to look for a job, land, and a better future.

What is The Grapes of Wrath?

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