Technology
This man-made waterway was made after the US helped Panama gain independence from Colombia by threatening the use of force. The US would pay for and operate the canal for decades to come and used it to further its influence in world trade
Panama Canal
21st, Alcohol
FDR went over the radio to try to calm nerves and give people an update over New Deal Programs in radio updates called this:
Fireside Chats
Britain entered WW1 after this country was invaded by Germany
Belgium
What are you dressing up as for Halloween?
Basically free Points lol
A British invention of an armored vehicle that could move troops, roll through no man's land, and blast soldiers with its mounted cannon
Tanks
Women could vote now, could gain employment outside of the house to make a living, and some even cut their hair short into bob-cuts, and wore shorter clothing. These women who challenged old gender roles and became more "Independent" were called what's?
Flappers
Farm overproduction and failures were a big problem, so to stabilize crop prices, the New Deal program known as the (Blank) was created to pay farmers to destroy crops, cull livestock, and paid farmers to not farm their land so that farm prices would naturally rise so farms could be sustainable
AAA
Name of the ship sunk by a German U-Boat in 1915 and killed over 100 American passengers
Lusitania
High Stakes Tic-Tac-Toe or Soup Pot after Jeopardy?
Soup Pot
Don't let this get in your eyes! Or on you skin, or inhale it. Otherwise you're gonna a be in for a bad time. Better get a mask!
Poison Gas (Mustard Gas, or chemical weapons)
This new technology became more commonplace in the 1920s, allowed people to listen to music, broadcasted programs, and live sports without seeing or listening in person
Radios
The name of Franklin D. Roosevelt's program to provide relief, reform, and recovery to the US through the Great Depression is called the (blank)
New Deal
The MAIN indirect causes of WW1 are?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism (Also include Rivalries with Imperialism/Nationalism)
Who did the Celtics beat last night?
The Milwaukee Bucks
Air superiority was the name of the game. Control the skies and control the battlefield was the name of this game. Some notable operators of these were the Red Baron, Eugene Bullard, and Snoopy in "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"
Airplanes (Biplanes)
As a result of the Great Migration, this new art and intellectual movement was sparked in Northern Cities. Some of its major influences were poets like Langston Hughes, writers like Zora Neale Hurston, and musicians like Josephine Baker and Louis Armstrong
Harlem Renaissance
Retirees were to collect these checks after retirement to try to encourage the elderly to retire and open up high paying jobs for young people
Social Security
This Amendment outlawed alcohol and led to the Prohibition era of bootlegging, organized crime, and moonshining. It's also the only Constitutional amendment to ever be repealed
18th Amendment
What Cajun dish is Mr. Lee making tomorrow night
Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
These new inventions forced soldiers out of the lines and into trenches to protect themselves. This weapon forced armies to develop new tactics to try to stand a chance against soldiers operating these weapons
Machine Guns
Over-speculation, overproduction, laissez-faire economics, a drop in world trade, and over credit spending on installment plans and buying on margin led to the stock market crash of 1929 and to this worldwide economic catastrophe
Great Depression
Unemployment, homelessness, bank failures, and a drop in demand for goods were all the effects of this economic catastrophe that crippled the American economy and society
Great Depression
True or False: Celebrated American author was a supporter of imperialism
False
*WPA would give the unemployed work to construct public infrastructure like roads and bridges, the AAA was designed to stabilize farm prices, and the FDIC was made to make sure you kept your money (up to $250K) if your bank went out of business. These were all part of FDR's (Blank) programs to fix the Great Depression* *This one will probably be on the test*
New Deal