Definitions
1920s
New Deal
Great Depression
World War II
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define anarchist
people who oppose organized government
100
Americans felt fearful of the rise of Communism in the Soviet Union, this was called?
The Red Scare
100
The political program of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was called?
the New Deal
100
This was the period of hard times between 1929 and 1941
The Great Depression
100
How did Americans feel at the beginning of World War II?
wanted to remain isolated and neutral
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define National Debt?
the total sum of money the government owes
200
IN the 1920s there were anti-foreigner/immigrant feelings known as _____________- and this led to ____________ concerning immigration
Nativism Quotas
200
What were the three goals of the New Deal?
relief for the jobless economic recovery prevent another depression
200
List the causes of the Great Depression
Overproduction Weak Banking System Crash of the stock market
200
When and where did WWII come to the United States? who brought the war to the United States?
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941 Japan bombed our ships
300
define Concentration Camp
Germans gathered the Jews and put them in prison camps
300
Henry Ford and his automobile production affected society how?
had a great impact on business as provided jobs and society as people could travel
300
Match the authority to its purpose CCC Civilian Conservation Corp built ports and schools TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority jobs for young men PWA - Public Works Authority built dams to provide
CCC - jobs for young men TVA - built dams for electric power in south PWA - built ports and schools
300
List the effects of the dust bowl:
farmers lost their crops and farms farmers became migrant workers erosion of the soil starving families government stepped in and planted grass and trees to prevent erosion
300
Match the leader to the country: Mussolini Soviet Union Stalin Japan Hirohito Germany Hitler Italy
Mussolini Italy Stalin Soviet Union Hirohito Japan Hitler Germany
400
Define Rationing
government imposed limits on the amount of goods people could buy
400
Define Bull Market?
increased stock trading and rising stock prices
400
What is the purpose of the FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation?
insures savings accounts in banks approved by the government
400
define Migrant Worker
people who move from region to region in search of work
400
define Totalitarian State?
Single party controls the government and every aspect of people's lives
500
Define victory garden
people planted their own vegetable gardens during food shortages during WWII
500
Name political, social, cultural or economic elements in the 1920s in the United States
limit in world affairs, communism in Soviet Union, new rights for women, economic boom due to consumer goods, people making money in stock market, automobiles, flappers, jazz, limits on immigration, reemergence of the KKK
500
Define Recession
Economic Slump
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Define Black Tuesday
crash of the stock market on October 29, 1929
500
List one significant battle during WWII or one theater of war during WWII describe it or give details
choose one questions and your answer
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