Roaring 20s
Great Depression
New Deal
Dust Bowl/Pearl Harbor
World War 2
100
What term describes the money owed to a bank or lender?
debt
100
What event signaled the start of the Great Depression
the stock market crash
100
Who was elected President in 1932?
FDR
100
What caused the dust bowl?
drought and poor farming techniques
100
What event marks the start of WWII?
Germany invading Poland
200
What event helped increase the popularity of African American culture in the United States?
Harlem Renaissance
200
Why did the banks run out of money?
People were scared and went to the banks to withdraw their money.
200
How did the TVA attempt to solve the problems of the Great Depression?
By providing jobs and bringing electricity to rural parts of the South
200
What was one of the results of the dust bowl?
poor farming, farmers went broke and moved west
200
What part did propaganda play in WWII?
encouraged people to help the war effort
300
What two figures were close associated with the development of Blues music
WC Handy and Bessie Smith
300
Who did people view as responsible for the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
300
What did FDR believe the government's role was in ending the Great Depression?
spending money to help people who were suffering
300
What event pushed FDR to ask Congress to declare war on Japan?
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
300
What historical figure is best known for leading a FASCIST government during World War II?
Benito Mussolini
400
How did the Grand Ole Opry impact Tennessee culture?
spread Tennessee culture to a national audience
400
What was the primary reason the US entered World War II?
to respond to a direct attack on the US
400
How did the CCC or Civilian Conservation Corps try to solve the problems of the Depression?
giving jobs to unemployed men
400
"A date which will live in infamy." What even is this referring to?
Pearl Harbor attacks
400
What did Italy, Germany, and Japan all have in common in the 1930s?
they all had totalitarian leaders and wanted to take over land
500
How did the radio impact culture in the 1920s?
It allowed all Americans to have a common or standardized culture.
500
What pulled the US out of the Great Depression?
producing goods for World War 2
500
With the CCC, CWA, AAA, FDIC, TVA and other programs. What can be said about FDR and his New Deal?
He attempted many different strategies to improve the economy. He spent money to help those who were unemployed.
500
Why was the Dust Bowl event harder on farmers? Besides the drought and lack of crop growth. Think back to the 1920s.
They were already suffering from producing too much crops during the 1920s.
500
What was similar about the US's situation leading up to World War I and World War II?
Before both wars, the US was hesitant to get involved in the wars of Europe.