World War I
The 1920s
The Great Depression
The New Deal
World War II
100

This word refers to a "cease fire."  Extra points:  What date did this event occur?

What is an armistice? & What is November 11, 1918?

100
This colorful two word term refers to the fear of communism that gripped America during the '20s.
What is red scare?
100
The midwestern United States was hit by a severe drought that killed all the crops. This area was known as...
What is the Dust Bowl?
100

The program that made payments to farmers to grow fewer crops and raise fewer livestock.

What is the Agricultural Adjustment Act?

100
Germany, Italy, and Japan were known as the....
What is Axis Powers?
200

This country had the largest army of any country in the war.  HINT:  They experienced a revolution during the war.

What is Russia?

200
The U.S. put a NUMERICAL LIMIT on the number of immigrants allowed into the country each year. This would be known as.....
What is a quota?
200
FDR's plan to rebuild the economy during the Depression.
What is the New Deal?
200
FDR wanted to add new members to this judicial body so they would approve his New Deal legislation.
What is the Supreme Court?
200
The plan to get close enough to Japan to begin bombing it.
What is island hopping?
300
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire were known as this.
What is the Central Powers?
300
He is considered to be the father of the automobile.
Who is Henry Ford?
300
A shack made of scrap metal and wood. Named in honor of a former president who was blamed for the Depression.
What is a Hooverville?
300

A program designed to provide pensions for elderly individuals who are retired.

What is the Social Security Act?

300
This Russian battle was a major turning point for the Allies. Its name partly comes from the name of Russia's leader at that time.
What is Stalingrad?
400
Name any TWO new weapons of World War I.
What is the tank, airplane, submarine, poison gas, barbed wire, and machine gun?
400
One of the new household products invented during the '20s designed to make life easier.
What is the sewing machine, vacuum, fridge, washing machine, and radio?
400
This event led directly to the Great Depression.
What is the stock market crash?
400
This government agency guarantees your money is safe in the bank. If the bank fails they will cover your lost money up to $100,000.
What is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?
400

One of the two cities hit with an atomic bomb.  Extra points:  The name for the project that did the research on the atomic bomb.

What is Hiroshima & Nagasaki? & What is the Manhattan Project?

500
His assassination sparked the start of World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
500
Name one of the two U.S. presidents during the '20s.
Who is Warren Harding & Calvin Coolidge?
500
People began taking their money out of savings accounts causing banks to fail and shut down. This was known as...
What is a bank run?
500
Public works projects and civil works projects were designed to create ____ for Americans.
What is jobs?
500
The date that Pearl Harbor was attacked.
What is December 7, 1941?
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