World War I
What were the causes of WWI?
Militarism
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
Assassination
What type of music was popularized in the 1920s?
Jazz
What started the Great Depression?
The Stock Market crashing.
What was the "date which will live in infamy" and what happened?
Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese on December 7, 1941.
The "Final Solution" was the final stage of what event?
The Holocaust
What were the 5 new weapons introduced in WWI?
Machine guns
Submarines
Tanks
Airplanes
Poison gas
What did the 18th Amendment do?
Prohibited the making and selling of alcohol.
What were the shanty towns with pieced together houses called?
Hoovervilles
What encouraged people to help the war effort?
Propoganda
What was the Double V Campaign?
Victory at home against racism and victory abroad against Hitler for African Americans.
What was Wilson's plan for world peace after WWI?
Fourteen Points
What was the cultural and intellectual revival of African American art, literature, fashion, and politics?
Harlem Renaissance
List 3 effects of the Great Depression.
Bankruptcy
Homelessness
Unemployment
Bank closings
What battle began the Allied/U.S.'s "island hopping" in the Pacific?
Extra: Name the battle that occurred in northern France that began the liberation of Europe.
Midway
Extra: D-Day/Normandy
What was the Selective Service and Training Act in WWII?
the draft
What are the three reasons the United States got involved in WWI? Extra 100 points if you can state the purpose of getting involved.
Sinking of the Lusitania
Sinking of the Sussex
Zimmerman Telegram/Note
Extra: "to make the world safe for democracy"
Identify two ways immigration was restricted in the 1920s.
KKK
Emergency Quota Act
National Origins Act
What was the long-term impact of the New Deal programs?
Increased role of government to solve economic problems.
Why did President Truman ultimately decide to use the atomic bombs?
To end the war quickly and save American lives.
What was the 14th Point of Wilson's Fourteen Points? Identify another point.
League of Nations
Freedom of....
What was a reason that Woodrow Wilson tried to keep the U.S. neutral and out of WWI?
Because the people of America were made up of immigrants from the nations at war in Europe.
What broadcasted court case showed that religion was being challenged in the 1920s?
What was the purpose of the New Deal programs? (Three Rs)
Relief
Recovery
Reform
What international agreement attempts to ensure the humane treatment of prisoners of war?
Geneva Convention
What event during WWII showed how savage the fighting was in the Pacific?
Bataan Death March