Comparing WW1 and WW2
Vocabulary
1920s and 1930s
Alphabet Soup Agencies
Miscellaneous
100

The government system during wartime to limit consumption of critical, scarce resources

rationing

100

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

100

During the 1920s, people were buying with this

credit/ on margin

100

The purpose of the Social Security System was to provide benefits to who?

jobless/ older age citizens/ at risk populations

100

Dust storms in the 1930s led to the Great Plains being known as this after families were forced to migrate west

The Dust Bowl

200

Why did the US join WW2?

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

200

When people spend a lot of money of new products, used to explain over shopping during the 1920s

Consumerism 

200

What was an unintended consequence of credit and installment plans for individuals? 

consumer debt

200

Which agency was generally used to put people to work? 

FDIC, WPA, SEC, AAA, SSA

WPA

200

What was the domestic (at home) response of the attack on Pearl Harbor 

Japanese Internment

300

Why did the US join WW1? 

Zimmerman Telegram, Sinking of Lusitania 

300

Name of the policy that promoted free trade and equal access to Chinese markets for all nations

Open Door Policy 

300

The term used to describe the period of black excellence in NYC during the 1920s

The Harlem Renaissance 

300

Which agency reduced farm surpluses and stabilized prices for farmers 

AAA, Agricultural Adjustment Act

300

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

400
On the Homefront of both wars, Americans were asked to grow these to help with food production.

Victory Gardens

400

The term used for the German underwater attacks during WW1

unrestricted submarine warfare 

400

Which Amendment made the buying and selling of alcohol illegal in the US

the 18th Amendment 

400

Which agency provided long term reform for the nations financial institutions 

FDIC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

400

What types of goods were Americans asked to save on the Homefront of WW2?

Paper, Cloth

500

How did each World War end?

WW1: Treaty of Versailles

WW2: Atomic Bomb

500

What was the name of the court case that challenged the constitutionality of the Japanese Internment Camps in the US?

Korematsu v. United States

500

What year did the Stock Market Crash?

1929

500

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

500

Name 3 places the US Imperialized 

Answers will Vary: Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Panama Canal

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