WWI and 1920s
Define the word credit
People buy things with the promise to pay it off, but is can be dangerous because people don't always pay
When did the Great Depression start, and why?
The economy collapsed because of all the credit being used, and it started in October of 1929
Which two countries were our enemies? Why?
Germany and Japan. Germany invaded the countries of Europe, and Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
What is a "Cold War?"
A war were the sides do not fight, only threaten each other
Identify and describe at least 1 technology of the 1980s
Video games
PC
CDs
Cellphones
Why were the 1920s called the "Roaring '20s?"
It was big, loud, exciting, and went fast
What are at least 2 things that happened to people during the Great Depression?
Lost their money, lost jobs, became homeless, had to beg for food, wait in food lines, try to find jobs wherever, lived in shacks
What do we call the people who followed Hitler, and what did they want?
Nazis, who wanted to get rid of all the people they didn't want in Europe (such as the Jews)
Name and describe at least 1 major event of the 1960s
Space Race - US and Russia completed to get to the moon
Vietnam War - started because of a lie, hated by many people, caused distrust in our governmentCivil Rights - most important event, many people worked to make African-American's lives as equal to others as possible
How can you describe the internet?
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What were people celebrating?
Winning the war, and enjoying life (since the war was so bad)
What was the Dust Bowl?
A huge drought in the middle of the US which caused dust storms
Why did the 1950s have such colorful and outrageous styling?
Googie architecture and neon lights were a way for people to celebrate being alive and enjoying life
What is at least 1 reason Americans lost trust in our government during the 1960s?
The Vietnam War was started on a lie; many people were being treated unequally even though that what our country was supposed to believe in
Which do you think was more important, cellphones of home computers?
Cellphones - instant communication, became small and cheaper, most people have one
Home computers - can find and store a lot of information, can play games or do work, most people have one
Why is credit so bad for the economy?
It isn't real money; if there is too much credit then there isn't enough read money in the economy
Why did farmers lose their farms during the Dust Bowl?
Their farms and crops got ruined because they were buried under dirt
How did the Americans have to fight the Japanese?
They had to defeat the Japanese on many islands - travel to an island, defeat the Japanese, move onto the next island
How did people try to change things?
Protests - peaceful, showed Americans that many people wanted to change things for the better
Riots - violence used to get people's attention
What is at least 1 way the internet changed things in our world?
More connected, a lot of information accessible, can communicate and share across the world, it is the knowledge of everyone
What group of people got to vote in 1920?
Women, with the 19th Amendment
What finally brought the Great Depression to an end?
World War II - since we needed to build many things for the war people got jobs working in factories and other places
What ended WWII and started the Cold War?
America dropping 2 atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Why did we have the Cold War, Space Race, and Vietnam?
We wanted to fight Communism, since it was the opposite of what we believed in
Which technology from the 1980s and 1990s is most important to you? Why?
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