world war 1
What event sparked the beginning of WWI
the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Who were flappers
upper middle class women- wealthy
What does ACLU stand for
the American Civil Liberties Union
What year did the stock market crash that started the Great Depression
the 1929
What event led the U.S. to enter World War II
the attack on Pearl Harbor
Which countries made up the Triple Entente
France, Russia, and Great Britain
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What controversial trial did the ACLU support in 1925
Scopes Monkey Trial
What U.S. President was blamed for the Depression’s early years
Herbert Hoover
What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy
D-Day or Operation Overlord
What was the name of the British passenger ship sunk by a German U-boat in 1915
the Lusitania
what was an effect of hard times for farmers?
loss of rural population and farmers moving to cities to get factory jobs
What amendment gave women the right to vote right after WWI
the 19th Amendment
What were the shantytowns called that popped up during the Depression
Hoovervilles
What was the name of the U.S. program to develop the atomic bomb
the Manhattan Project
hat was the name of the proposal from Germany to Mexico encouraging them to attack the U.S.
the Zimmerman Telegram
why did the klu klux klan grow dramitically in the 1920's?
more people were moving to the cities and there were many different religions
Who did the KKK target in the 1920s besides African Americans?
immigrants, Catholics, and Jews
What was FDR’s plan to help end the Depression
the New Deal
What was the name of the policy to avoid war with Hitler in the 1930
appeasement
What treaty ended World War I and blamed Germany for the war
the Treaty of Versailles
why did fundamentlist oppose the teaching of evolution?
it went against religionan and tradition
What tactic did the ACLU often use to challenge laws
What is filing lawsuits to test constitutional rights in court?
What natural disaster in the 1930s drove many farmers off their land
the dust bowl
What two cities were bombed with atomic weapons in 1945
Hiroshima and Nagasaki