What is the name of the decade of tremendous economic growth, business expansion, and major shifts in cultural norms and society from 1920-1929?
Roaring 20's
The Dust Bowl refers to what events that happened throughout the Great Depression?
Poor Farming Techniques, severe drought, dust storms that destroyed crops, underproduction of goods leading to increased prices for food.
FDR's New Deal focused on three pillars to try and help the country bounce back. What were the three pillars?
(Hint: R)
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Ideology based on government control of land and business to ensure fairness and equity throughout society. Everyone earns the same, is treated the same, and ends up in the same place.
This Future President was the Supreme Commander of all Allied forces in Europe during WWII?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which two Presidents wanted the US to "return to normalcy" after the 1st World War?
Harding and Coolidge
At it's peak, roughly what percentage of Americans were unemployed during the Great Depression?
1/4 or 25% (Average), or 28% (Highest)
Helping banks become solvent and securing citizens deposits hit on which of FDR's 3 pillars?
Reform
What is Fascism?
Control of government and most of society by one political party that is often led by a central figure. At the center of the party is the concept of superiority of a particular race or cultural group.
The Manhattan project was attempting to create what?
An Atomic Bomb
What was the name of the scandal that rocked President Harding's presidency?
Tea-Pot Dome Scandal
What was the name of the great stock market crash that occurred on October 29th, 1929?
Black Tuesday
Creating jobs through the WPA to try and get citizens back to work focused on which pillar of FDR's new deal?
Relief
Which axis power began colonizing former British, American colonies AND parts of China trying to obtain natural resources after the west stopped openly trading with them leading up to WWII?
Japan
This "plan", known as the ERA, attempted to help Western Europe rebuild at the end of WWII.
Marshall plan
What was the name for the cultural rise of Jazz music and African-American literature throughout the United States in the 1920's?
Harlem Renaissance
Herbert Hoover's Limited strategy to combat the Great Depression focused on what?
Government doing little to help combat the depression. Focused on encouraging private citizens and business to do more to help people struggling.
FDR's new deal programs like NIRA and the AAA focused on providing workers a minimum wage, setting fair practice standards for business, and providing assistance to farmers like new farming techniques in an attempt to achieve which of his three pillars of the new deal?
Recovery
What limitations were placed on Germany via the Treaty of Versailles after WWI?
(Need a min. of 2)
Pay back all the war debts for the allies from WWI ($800 trillion)
Limit their military under 100,000 troops
No Air force
Give up the Rhinelands (German territory)
The Atlantic Charter and Marshall Plan laid the foundation to create this peacetime military alliance.
NATO
The rise of people and government using ______ to purchase items and goods caused many to live outside their means. This laid the groundwork for the eventual collapse of the US and World economy.
Credit
What were the underlying causes of the Great Depression?
(Need a min. of 3)
Bank failures
People, business, and government reliance on Credit to purchase goods
Over production of goods
Farming Struggles: Dust Bowl
Great Crash + Others
What controversial decision did FDR consider to safeguard his first new deal?
Packing the Supreme Court
What was the policy used by British Prime Minister Chamberlain that allowed for the rise of the Third Reich and the expansion of Germany throughout Europe?
Appeasement
This battle was the largest ground based conflict the US engaged in during WWII, and was the German's last effort for victory in the European Theater.
Battle of the Bulge