Unit 1
What was the dust bowl?
A severe, man-made ecological disaster in the 1930s that saw devastating dust storms.
What was WW1 fought over?
Imperial competition.
When was the bomb dropped on hiroshima?
1945
What made L.B.J sign the civil rights act? Politics or principle
Political
When was the dust bowl?
1930-1940
What year was WW1 in?
1914-1918
Was the cold war "calm"?
Yes sort of.
Is L.B.J still alive?
No He died at 64.
What is the transcontinental railroad?
The first continuous railway line constructed between 1863 and 1869, linking the eastern U.S. rail network
What were the main weapons in WW1
artillery, machine guns, bolt-action rifles, and poison gas
What was the cold war?
a decades-long period of intense geopolitical, ideological, and economic tension between the United States and the Soviet Union
What is the civil rights act?
Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion
How long is the transcontinental railroad?
1,911 to 1,912 miles
How many people died in WW1?
Between 15 and 22 Million
Who is in the allied powers? (country wise)
United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, France, and China
How many people died in 9/11?
About 500
What states did the transcontinental railroad go through?
California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and Nebraska
What Was the united states in WW1?
The USA was neutral.
Who is in the axis powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan
What does L.B.J stand for?
Lyndon B Johnson