Women helped support the war effort by working _______.
A. in the factories
B. as nurses
C. to fill jobs originally done by men
D. all of the above
What is D (all of the above)?
100
A Northeastern city known for its high-tech industries.
A. Miami, FL
B. Phoenix, AZ
C. Washington D.C.
D. Honolulu, HI
What is C (Washington D.C.- its also the only Northeastern city in the list)
100
High unemployment and low investments are symptoms of a _________ (recession or depression).
What is a depression?
100
Many Americans moved from the farms to the cities after the ______ Revolution.
What is Industrial?
100
During WWI, new weapons changed forever the way wars are ________.
What is fought?
200
What is the purpose of wartime propaganda?
What is advertising used to make people fearful. Propaganda was used by the Nazis against the Jews. The US govt. used propaganda to make us fearful of Japanese-Americans who may become loyal to the Japanese during the war.
200
Which Southwestern state produces 25% of the nation's drilled oil?
A. California
B. Arkansas
C. Texas
What is (C) Texas?
200
President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the ______ Deal to help create jobs and encourage economic recovery during the Great Depression.
What is New?
200
Crowded city life led to a higher rate of _______.
A. crime
B. poverty
C. sickness
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
What is D (crime, poverty, and sickness resulted from crowded city life).
200
Which event started WWI?
A. Adolf Hitler invades Poland
B. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was murdered
C. US intercepted the Zimmerman Telegram
What is B? The heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, was murdered.
300
Dictators (also known as ________) use their power to control and suppress the people they govern.
What is tyrants?
300
Which hemisphere is North America found in?
What is western?
300
A person who starts their own business is called a(n)______?
What is entrepreneur?
300
Farmers struggle when the supply of harvested crops is higher than the _____ from consumers.
What is demand?
300
List 3 new weapons or battle techniques used by soldiers during World War I.
What are submarines, trench warfare, chemical warfare, airplanes, machine guns, tanks?
400
Why did Europeans settle around waterways?
What is (water is a necessity for life, transportation, trade)?
400
When Spain owned the land in the Southwest, it was originally called New ______.
What is Mexico?
400
A ____ economy is built on privately owned business, competition, and consumer choices.
possible answers: command, market, developing
What is market?
400
During the 1800s, cities in the Northeast grew because of trade and ______ from the coastal ports.
What is shipping?
400
Which event led to US involvement in World War I?
A. bombing of Pearl Harbor
B. September 11th attacks
C. Zimmerman telegram
What is (C)? The Zimmerman Telegram was intercepted between Mexico and Germany discussion a possible alliance and invasion of the continental U.S.
500
Name the 2 US Presidents during WWII.
Who is FDR & Harry Truman?
500
People who are indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands are called ______.
Who are Polynesians?
500
True or False: During a recession, consumers increase their spending and the unemployment rate goes down.
What is FALSE. During a recession, consumers decrease their spending and the unemployment rate goes up.
500
Jane Addams established the Hull House to help immigrants in poor neighborhoods. These settlement houses provided _______ and _______.
What is education and shelter?
500
The Treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty signed by France, Great Britain, and the U.S. Which nation was left out of the peace talks to end WWI?
possible answers: Austria-Hungary, Japan, Germany