WWII
Cold War
WWI
Great Depression
FDR
100
In this military strategy, German tanks smashed through enemy lines and attacked the weaker areas behind it
What is blitzkrieg?
100
This aimed the to rebuild Europe with US aid
What is the Marshall Plan?
100
An phrase that describes an aspect of trench warfare where a soldier leaves the trench to attack
What is "over the top"? or "breakthrough"
100
this is the name of the day the stock market took its biggest dive
What is Black Tuesday?
100
Roosevelt's wife and first lady
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
200
This major battle occurred in Russia when the Germans tried to take oil plans
What is Stalingrad?
200
this was necessary because Stalin enacted a blockade around an important German city
What is the Berlin Airlift?
200
the place where the peace treaty that ended the war was signed
What is Versailles?
200
this means a small share of a company
What is a stock?
200
Roosevelt's plan had three Rs
What is relief, reform, & recovery?
300
This was the final German offensive of the war, it almost achieved its objectives
What is Battle of the Bulge?
300
This is the Soviet premier during the first half of the Cold War
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
300
the plan that the Germans used which was intended to knock out France & Russia
What is the Von Schlieffen Plan?
300
a way to get rich quick through buying low and selling high
What is speculation?
300
the disease Roosevelt suffered from
What is polio?
400
this was the code name for the invasion of Normandy
What is D-Day?
400
this strategy stated that the US would use a full scale nuclear strike against any Soviet attack on European or Asian allies of the US
What is massive retaliation?
400
1st civilian ship sunk by Germans with large US casualties
What is the Lusitania?
400
this is a method of buying stocks on mostly credit
What is "buying on margin"
400
The nickname for FDRs multiple plans that were designed to end the depression
What is "alphabet soup?"
500
this was Hitler's response to being trapped in his bunker by the Soviets
What is suicide?
500
This was aimed at providing relief for Greece and Turkey during the early Cold War
What is the Truman Doctrine?
500
this cause of WWI also means to love your country a great deal
What is nationalism?
500
when financial institutions were closed to prevent people removing all their money
What is a bank holiday?
500
these were 30 evening radio addresses designed to calm Americans down and restore confidence in the country
What are "fireside chats"
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