WW1
What treaty ended WW1
Treaty of Versailles
Who won the war?
The Allies
What deal helped bring the US out of the depression?
New Deal
Who popularized the assembly line?
Ford
When was the Sherman Antitrust Act signed?
1890
What the name of the alliance between Britain, France, and Russia created prior to the war?
Triple Alliance
Why did the US officially join WW2?
Pearl Harbor Bombings
What year was the stock market crash that kicked off the Great Depression?
1929
What happened to Sacco and Vanzetti?
Falsely accused for a murder, executed
The Jungle
The Zimmerman note was a secret proposal of diplomacy between what two countries?
Germany and Mexico
What happened on August 6th and 9th, 1945.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings
What Amendment shortened the length that lame duck presidents served?
20th
What was an illegal bar during prohibition called?
Speakeasy
Labor Unions
The causes of WW1 can be summed up by what four-letter acronym? Also list what the letters stand for.
MAIN - militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
Yalta Conference
What were the nicknames of the shantytowns that popped up during the great depression?
What aesthetic, characterized by geometric shapes and bold colors, was born during the 1920's?
Art Deco
Why did factories prefer to hire women and children?
They could offer lower pay
What was the name of the promise made by Germany to the U.S. that stated they would change their naval warfare policy?
Sussex Pledge
What was the name of Eisenhower's military operations in Northern Africa?
Operation Torch
Name four causes of the great depression.
Excessive use of credit
Uneven wealth
Overproduction of goods
Wall Street crash
Weak farm economy
Europe was broke
What was the nickname for the literature produced during this time period?
The Lost Generation
Match Each motto with its president:
"Big Stick Policy"
"Dollar Diplomacy"
"Moral Diplomacy"
Big Stick - Roosevelt
Taft - Dollar
Wilson - Moral