Early 1900s
WWI
Great Depression
WWII
BONUS
100
This was the name of the apartment buildings in New York City where immigrants lived
What is tenement houses
100
What was the "snowball" that started WWI?
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
100
What was the name of the British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat
What is Lusitania Whoops! That's WWI : )
100
Who was the leader of Germany during WWII?
What is Hitler
100
Who was the 1st US President?
What is George Washington
200
New York City was quickly running out of space. They began to build upward. What was the name of these new buildings they built?
What is skyscrapers
200
What year did WWI start?
What is 1914
200
a share of a company you can purchase and trade
What is a stock
200
Which TWO nations lost land to create the new nation of Poland?
What is Russia & Germany
200
What is the capital of America?
What is D.C.
300
The term for a rapid growth of cities
What is urbanization
300
This is the name of the "note" that Germany sent to Mexico trying for an alliance
What is the Zimmerman Note
300
One reason people slowly dipped into debt was purchasing new items on credit. What was this called?
What is installment buying?
300
What were the Nuremberg Laws?
What is a set of laws to separate or alienate the Jewish population
300
What does D.C. stand for?
What is District of Columbia
400
a photographer and author that tried to educate people about the poor conditions of city life
Who is Jacob Riis
400
Who was the US President during WWI?
What is Wilson
400
What was the cause of the rural depression following WWI?
What is no more demand for WWI crops, so farmers don't make as much money and now owe loans for extra farm equipment purchased during WWI
400
What event threw the US into WWII?
What is Pearl Harbor
400
Which President was the first Roman Catholic President of the US
What is JFK
500
The number one city for meat packing during industrialization
What is Chicago
500
Name TWO punishments Germany received as a result of the Treaty of Versailles
What is * Lost land, Lost Money, Lost Military (must name at least two)
500
What was the name of FDRs programs to help revive America during the Great Depression?
What is the New Deal
500
What was the name of the "camps" that alienated Jews in Germany?
What is concentration camps
500
Who was the first female President of the US?
What is TRICK QUESTION
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