World War I
This was the side that the US joined in World War I.
What are the Allied Powers?
This was a new type of music that became popular during the 20's.
What is Jazz?
This is the main event that caused the Great Depression.
What is the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
This man became the dictator of Germany in the 1930's.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
This was the event that pulled the United States into World War II.
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
This was the event that sparked World War I.
What is the Assassination of Arch-Duke Franz Ferdinand?
This new technology was in everybody's home and allowed them to listen to music, news and sports.
What is the radio?
This was the President who was elected AFTER the Great Depression who tried to fix it.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)?
This man became the dictator of Italy in the 1920's.
Who is Benito Mussolini?
These were the three countries in the Axis Powers.
What are Germany, Italy and Japan?
This was what happened because of Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare.
What is civilian ships were sunk and American civilians were killed?
This was something that many American citizens, banks and companies invested in.
What is the Stock Market?
This was the name for the programs FDR created to fix the Great Depression.
What is the New Deal?
This was the event that started World War II.
What is the invasion of Poland?
This was the type of fighting that was seen in the Pacific Theater.
What is island-hopping?
This was what the Zimmerman Telegram said.
What is it told Mexico to attack the US in exchange for lost territory.
This was the term that meant producing and selling alcohol was illegal.
What is Prohibition?
This was a program that gave elderly (older) Americans money once they retired.
What is Social Security?
What is D-Day? (2x points if you say Operation Overlord)
This was the man who became President after Roosevelt died in 1945.
Who is Harry S. Truman?
This was the name given to the Germans, Austro-Hungarians, and Turkish alliance.
What is the Central Powers?
This was what the Roaring 20's were also called. (hint: it means "shiny time" because a few Americans were getting very very rich)
What is the Gilded Age?
This was a program that put Americans back to work helping to fix infrastructure like roads, bridges, and schools.
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?
This was one of the cities that the Atomic bomb was dropped on in Japan.
What is Hiroshima or Nagasaki?
This was the name of the organization created after World War II to keep a World War III from happening.
What is the United Nations (UN)?