Citizenship
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as
The Bill of Rights
When one company owns an entire industry it is referred to as
Monopoly
This leaders assassination was the spark that started WWI
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This type of woman was seen as immoral during her time, but later became the iconic symbol of the decade (1920s)
A flapper
Who was the US President when America entered WWII
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
100 person legislative body that is comprised of two representatives from each state
The Senate
This industry giant made his fortune in Oil and had a large influence on NYC, with many buildings still bearing his name
John D. Rockefeller
The style of combat fighting that was utilized during WWI
Trench Warfare
This completely American genre of music took over the decade and was being played in radios and clubs across the United States
Jazz Music
What major event happened on December 7, 1941
Attack on Pearl Harbor Naval Base
If the President and Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes president
The Speaker of the House
This major invention helped open the United States to interstate travel and commerce, paving the way for the new American economy
The Railroad
Militarism, Alliancens, Imperialism, Nationalism
What was the 18th Amendment?
Prohibition (Banning of the sale/production of alcohol)
Prior to entering the war, America was employing this strategy when it came to international affairs
Isolationism
Congress is comprised of representatives from each state based on population. How many members are there in the U.S. Congress in total
435
America will become the largest producer of this product, which helps build our cities and the economy with it
Steel
Without including the United States, name two countries that fought for the Allied Powers
Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Canada, Japan
The number one selling automobile in the United States during the 1920s
Ford Model T
Name the two cities that were devastated by the United States use of nuclear weapons during WWII
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Name the representative for OUR district (NJ 4).
Representative Chris Smith
This catastrophic workplace incident happened in 1911 and was the deadliest in NYC until the 9/11 attacks. It prompted a wave of labor reform and factory regulations and helped push workers towards unionization
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
A new piece of war technology that was utilized by Germany during WWI, ultimately the reason why the US joins the war
U-Boats (submarines)
What was the date of the American Stock Market Crash
October 29,1929 (Black Tuesday)
Name the month and year that WWII officially ended
September 1945