Industrial Revolution
Who wrote the Jungle
Upton Sinclair
What were the German submarines called during WWI
U-boats
In the assembly line, how long would it take workers to build a car?
90 minutes
What was a hoover blanket
Who was president at the start of the Great Depression
Herbert Hoover (also acceptable answer: Calvin Coolidge)
What did many immigrants experience when they entered the U.S.
Hate and discrimination
What is nationalism?
Intense pride in ones homeland
What was Prohibition
Making it illegal to sell alcohol
20-25 percent
Who was the president during the Roaring 20s?
Calvin Coolidge
Who created the lightbulb?
Thomas Edison
What ship did Germans sink and kill American civilians, ultimately being one of the reasons the U.S. got into WWI?
What was it called when someone made alcohol illegally during Prohibition
Bootlegging
What was Black Tuesday
The stock market crashed and people panicked and took their money out of the banks
Which president fought in the Spanish American War with his rough riders
Theodore Roosevelt
How did the United States acquire Alaska
By buying it from Russia for $7 million
What was the area between trenches called?
No Man's Land
What was the name of the women who would dress and act promiscuous during the 1920s
flappers
Who was the president at the end of the Great Depression and brought about the New Deal?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What is the word for having many territories and colonies around the world?
Imperialism
When did fighting officially end for WWI?
Armistice Day, 11th hour 11th day 11th month, November 11th, 1918
Where did African Americans thrive with many artists and authors during the 1920s?
Harlem, New York
What did people not understand about banks?
They rarely had enough physical money to give to their customers
Who was president during World War I
Woodrow Wilson