World War I
What countries were part of the triple alliance?
Who is the United States president during WWII?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who were the presidents of the Union and the Confederates during the Civil War?
Union - Abraham Lincoln
Confederates - Jefferson Davis
What did the Stock Market Crash do?
Lost many people lots of money and jobs.
What is monopoly?
Take control of a market.
What was the definition of Homefront?
Made people want to fight the war by selling it.
What counties did Hitler take over?
Austria, Poland, Western Europe, France
What was unique about the election of 1864?
The confederate states didn't vote.
It allowed many people to have many more jobs in a time where the Great Depression was going on.
Government is hands off
What did the Treaty of Versailles say?
1. Germany has to give up land
2. Germany has to pay for other countries problems
3. Germany has to give up their army and weapons
4. Germany had to take blame for World War I
What happened at Dunkirk?
Hitler ordered his troops to stop and had a three day delay.
What was the famous charge at the Battle of Gettysburg?
Pickett's Charge
How did the Great Depression impact peoples lives?
Many people lost jobs and had little money so this really hurt people and the economy.
What is California's Ellis Island?
Angel Island
What are some new technologies used in WWI?
Poison Gas, Tanks, Airplanes, U-boats, Barbed Wire, Machine Guns
What countries were part of the Allies in WWII?
United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
A speech Abraham Lincoln gave telling the South that the slaves there must be free.
What happened to the Hindenburg?
It blew up and started on fire and killed many people.
What are Political Machines?
Informal political groups designed to gain and keep power.
What were the four main causes of WWI?
Militarism, Imperialism, Alliances, Nationalism
What are the causes of WWII?
Treaty of Versailles, Great Depression, Rise of Hitler
Who were the people involved in Lincoln's assassination?
John Wilkes Booth, Lewis Powell, William Seward, George Atzerodt, Andrew Johnson, John Surratt, Mary Surratt, Dr. Samuel Mudd
What happened in the Harlem Renaissance?
What was the Push and Pull in the economy?
Push - Poverty, Uncertain of work in home country, wars, political tyranny, religious oppression
Pull - Plenty of land and work, higher standard of living, democratic politics, social advancement