Comparing WW1 and WW2
The government system during wartime to limit consumption of critical, scarce resources
rationing
the policy or practice of a powerful country dominating other countries politically, economically, and/or culturally, often through territorial conquest or control (expanding power)
Imperialism
During the 1920s, people were buying with this
credit/ on margin
The purpose of the Social Security System was to provide benefits to who?
jobless/ older age citizens/ at risk populations
Dust storms in the 1930s led to the Great Plains being known as this after families were forced to migrate west
The Dust Bowl
Why did the US join WW2?
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
When people spend a lot of money of new products, used to explain over shopping during the 1920s
Consumerism
What was an unintended consequence of credit and installment plans for individuals?
consumer debt
Which agency was generally used to put people to work?
FDIC, WPA, SEC, AAA, SSA
WPA
What was the domestic (at home) response of the attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese Internment
Why did the US join WW1?
Zimmerman Telegram, Sinking of Lusitania
Name of the policy that promoted free trade and equal access to Chinese markets for all nations
Open Door Policy
The term used to describe the period of black excellence in NYC during the 1920s
The Harlem Renaissance
Which agency reduced farm surpluses and stabilized prices for farmers
AAA, Agricultural Adjustment Act
the idea that all nations are safe for democracy and world peace were expressed to support the passage of this multi-country establishment
The League of Nations
Victory Gardens
The term used for the German underwater attacks during WW1
unrestricted submarine warfare
Which Amendment made the buying and selling of alcohol illegal in the US
the 18th Amendment
Which agency provided long term reform for the nations financial institutions
FDIC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
What types of goods were Americans asked to save on the Homefront of WW2?
Paper, Cloth
How did each World War end?
WW1: Treaty of Versailles
WW2: Atomic Bomb
What was the name of the court case that challenged the constitutionality of the Japanese Internment Camps in the US?
Korematsu v. United States
What year did the Stock Market Crash?
1929
What was the name of the legislation that FDR created that enabled the Relief, Recovery, and Reform agencies know as the alphabet soup agencies?
The New Deal
Name 3 places the US Imperialized
Answers will Vary: Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Panama Canal