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Great Depression
New Deal
World War 2
100

What was the treaty that ended WW1?

What is the treaty of Versailles?

100

I can be cracked, made, told, and played.

What is a Joke

100
Who won the presidency in a landslide in 1932?
Franklin Roosevelt
100
What was the name given to radio addresses FDR gave throughout his presidency to explain major political events?
Fireside Chats
100
Who was the Soviet Union’s communist dictator during WWII?
Joseph Stalin
200

What was the key "spark", of WW1?

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

200

You can catch me but never throw me.

What is a cold

200
What was the nickname given to shantytowns during the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
200

In the NRA of the 1930's New Deal, the "R" stood for this word.

What is Recovery

200
The war officially started after Germany invaded ____________ in September of 1939.
Poland
300
What what the name of the telegram the British intercepted showing that Germany was trying to form an alliance with Mexico prior to America’s entry into WWI?
Zimmermann Note
300

I have a head and a tail, but no body.

What is a Coin

300

He was the President during the initial stock market crash who favored "rugged individualism" and limited federal intervention.

Who is Herbert Hoover?

300
This program was created to insure that senior citizens and disabled Americans would receive a monthly income.
Social Security Act
300

This lightning-fast, heavily mechanized German offensive tactic means "lightning war".

 What is Blitzkrieg?

400
German U-boats sank this passenger ship without warning, killing 128 Americans.
Lusitania
400

I am always running but have no legs; I have a bed but never sleep.

What is a River

400
Unemployment reached ____% at the height of the Great Depression.
25%
400

This agency paid farmers to reduce crop production and destroy surplus livestock in order to raise crop prices.

What is the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)

400

This U.S. President initiated the New Deal and led the country through the majority of the war.

Who is FDR

500
What was the name of the treaty that officially ended the First World War?
Treaty of Versailles
500

I am present in the past and created in the present, but the future can never touch me.

What is History
500
The Dust Bowl was located in what part of America?
The Great Plains
500
This program provided work to millions of Americans, providing such jobs as building bridges, developing parks, and making art and music?
Works Progress Administration
500
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on what date?
December 7, 1941
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