This was the key innovation by Henry Ford to massively produce the Model T.
What was the assembly line.
100
The fear and anxiety of Communist sympathizers.
What was the Red Scare.
100
Major reason for the Stock Market Crash.
What was over-speculation.
100
The program that built infrastructure projects in the southeast U.S.
What was the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority).
100
Identify a Pacific battle.
Pearl Harbor, Midway, Coral Sea, Guadalcanal, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, or other small island conflicts.
200
The African-American cultural, literacy, and artistic movement during the 20's.
What was the Harlem Renaissance.
200
Most women were able to work professional, high paying jobs. True or False.
False.
200
Poor, low income families were the hit the hardest during the Depression. True or False.
False.
200
The program that helped males 18-25 undertake reforestation and conservation jobs.
What was the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
200
This is where U.S. troops first took in heavy action in the Atlantic theater.
What was North Africa. (Operation Torch)
300
The law that set a quota on immigrants.
What was the National Origins Quota Act.
300
Women who wore short skirts (up to the knee), had short hair, and smoked/drank like men were called this.
What was "flapper."
300
President ______ rejected active government intervention; instead called for volunteerism.
Who was Herbert Hoover.
300
Established the minimum wage and hours.
What was the Fair Labor Standards Act.
300
U.S. general who led massive cross-channel invasion onto Normandy, France (June 6, 1944)
What was D-Day.
400
The scandal that involved loans and bribes over naval oil reserves.
What was the Teapot Dome Scandal.
400
The Scopes Trial tried to settle this issue.
What was the teaching of evolution.
400
Describe Franklin Roosevelt's actions in the Hundred Days.
He re-opened banks, held fireside chats, initiated first New Deal programs.
400
Oversaw collective bargaining and any labor-management disputes.
What was the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board; Wagner Act).
400
Why was the Battle of the Bulge significant?
It was Hitler's last counterattack, trying to take advantage of delayed support for the Allies. Hitler commits most of his reserves, but combination of luck, weather, and tactics allowed the Allies to march through Germany.
500
Describe one economic weakness.
What was the decline of traditional industries, income gap, heavy speculation in the stock market, consumer debt, or saturation of products in the market.
500
Why was the 1928 presidential election significant?
What was the coalition of urban, immigrant, and religious groups backing the Democratic Party.
500
This was a group of World War I army vets who demanded their bonuses early.
What was the bonus army.
500
These are reasons for the decline of the New Deal.
What was the comeback of the Republicans in Congress, a recession, cutting back funds/relief for programs,or the court-packing scheme.
500
Describe President Truman's reasoning for dropping the atomic bomb.
What was not risking more American lives, impressing/sending a message to the Soviet Union, or revenge for Pearl Harbor.