Roaring Twenties
Great Depression
WWII
Miscellaneous
Review
100
What was one result of Prohibition in the 1920s?
A rise in organized crime
100
In 1933, the Twenty-first Amendment brought an end to what?
Prohibition
100
The skill and courage of the Tuskegee Airmen served to do what?
Decrease opposition to the integration of the armed forces
100
What happened on D-Day?
The landing of Allied forces on France’s Normandy coast
100
Which labor leader was arrested and convicted during World War I for violating the Espionage Act of 1917?
Eugene Debs
200
In the 1920s, fundamentalists gained attention for their belief in what?
A literal interpretation of the Bible
200
What criticism did many Progressives make of the New Deal?
It didn't do enough to redistribute wealth
200
The government issued ration books during WWII in order to
Ensure fair distribution of scarce goods
200
The Red Scare was a response to what event?
The Russian Revolution
200
What are the 4 causes of WWI?
Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism, and Alliances
300
Why were flappers a symbol of the 1920s?
They showed women's desire to break with the past (A new kind of woman)
300
What was a major environmental crisis of the 1930s?
The Dust Bowl
300
Who were code-talkers?
Navajo radio operators who helped secure communications in the Pacific
300
Which New Deal agency was created to help businesses?
National Recovery Administration
300
George Creel and the Committee on Public Information used what devices to “sell” American entry into World War I?
Radio messages, four minute men, movies and songs
400
How did consumers in the 1920s buy items?
they bought items on credit
400
During the Great Depression, what happened to African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans?
they often lost jobs to white laborers
400
What was the purpose of Executive Order 9066?
To inter Japanese Americans living in America in remote camps
400
Which of the following New Deal programs had the most impact long term on U.S. life?
The Social Security Administration
400
How did women gain support for the suffrage movement during WWI?
working in wartime industries
500
What was the major demographic shift in the 1920s?
Large numbers of Americans to the suburbs
500
What did investors do when the Dow Jones Industrial Average began to drop sharply in late October 1929?
Investors raced to get their money out of the stock market
500
The top secret project codenamed the “Manhattan Project” would lead to the decision to do what?
Drop the first atomic bomb
500
How did President Truman justify the use of atomic bombs against Japan?
He wanted to end the war quickly while preserving American lives
500
How did the Russian Revolution affect Wilson's decision to join WWI?
The Russian Revolution eliminated President Wilson’s concerns about entering an alliance with a tyrant
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