World War I
Roaring 20s
Great Depression
New Deal
Miscellaneous
100
Name one technological innovation during World War I that helped to transform warfare
What is machine gun, tank, poisonous gas, etc.
100
This amendment ushered in the era of prohibition
What is the Eighteenth Amendment
100
This marked the beginning of the Great Depression
What is the stock market crash
100
The president that created the New Deal
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
100
Name of an underground saloon that was visited during the time of prohibition
What is speakeasy
200
Name of the Archduke that was assassinated, sparking World War I
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand
200
Name of an emancipated woman who rejected traditional cultural norms. Often had bobbed hair and a shorter dress.
What is a Flapper
200
Shacks or shanty towns set up, often made of scrap materials, that the poor often lived in and were named after the president
What are Hoovervilles
200
Senator from Louisiana who criticized Roosevelt's New Deal. He was assassinated in 1935
Who is Huey Long
200
This amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment
What is the Twenty-First Amendment
300
The sinking of this ship turned more Americans towards entering World War I
What is the Lusitania
300
Buying something in the hopes that it will increase in price in the future
What is speculation
300
Name for when there had been drought, and topsoil was picked up by wind storms. It affected largely the Great Plains region
What is the Dust Bowl
300
This act provided pensions for the elderly, unemployment compensation, and aid for those with dependent children and disabled
What is the Social Security Act
300
These "chats," delivered over the radio, given by President Roosevelt informed the public on what was going on as well as his plans for the future.
What are fireside chats
400
This note was the final straw that brought the United States into the war
What is the Zimmerman Telgram (or Zimmerman Note)
400
Name of the man who taught evolution in his biology class even though it was against the law
Who is John Scopes
400
Name of the woman who took many pictures during the Great Depression (as features on powerpoints)
Who is Dorothea Lange
400
This program set up standards for banks to follow and also insured some of the account holder's money. It was created by the Glass-Steagall Act
What is the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
400
Poet often associated with the Harlem Renaissance
Who is Langston Hughes
500
This was President Wilson's plan for peace after World War I which also created the League of Nations
What is the Fourteen Points
500
What is the name of the scandal that involved a member of Warren G. Harding's group where a man sold public land to private oil companies for profit
What is the Teapot Dome Scandal
500
Which tariff was the highest and toughest at the time and caused other countries to raise their tariffs
What is the Hawley-Smoot Tariff
500
The first female cabinet member
Who is Francis Perkins
500
This Act gave Native Americans more ownership of reservations
What is the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
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