the ..........
What building did King Kong climb?
The Empire State Building
What type of leader was Adolf Hitler?
a dictator
What is a gorilla?
an animal / an ape
What was the name of the time when alcohol was illegal in the United States?
Prohibition
Adolf Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany in 1933
FALSE - Adolf Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany in 1933, not elected by the people
What famous bridge is in San Francisco?
The Golden Gate Bridge
What type of leader was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
a president
What is Hawaii?
an island
What famous clock tower is in London?
Big Ben
Despite the Great Depression, many new buildings and structures were built in the United States in the 1930s
What's the nickname of New York City?
The Big Apple
Who was Charles Lindbergh?
a pilot
What do we call someone who comes from the United States?
an American
What do pilots fly?
airplanes / aircraft
Charlie Chaplin's parody "The Great Dictator" was created before France declared war on Germany
FALSE - France declared war on Germany in September, 1939, after Germany invaded Poland. Chaplin released "The Great Dictator" in 1940
What ocean did Charles Lindbergh fly across?
The Atlantic Ocean
What do we call a film or a character who makes fun and jokes about a subject?
a parody
Who was Charlie Chaplin?
an actor
What was prohibited in the US after 1920?
alcohol
The invention of the atomic bomb in the 1940s changed the course of world history
TRUE - The technology was so destructive that it changed the world after 1945, because a world war could destroy the planet
What international organization was created in 1920 after World War I?
The League of Nations
What's the name of the period of time when there is no rain or water?
a drought
What happened in Hawaii on December 7, 1941?
an attack on the Pearl Harbor military base
What didn't people have during the Great Depression?
They didn't have money, food or jobs.
The Treaty of Versailles created the conditions for Adolf Hitler to become dictator of Germany
TRUE - The Treaty of Versailles demanded Germany pay a lot of money to France and created economic problems, creating the conditions in Germany for Hitler to become a dictator in 1933 and declare France an enemy