World War I
What event was the 'spark' that started the fighting in World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
What was the ban of alcohol called?
Prohibition
Which environmental disaster was caused by severe drought and over-farming?
The Dust Bowl
Raised crop and livestock prices by paying farmers to produce less.
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
World War II started in Europe when Germany invaded...
Poland
The Allies
What was a result of Prohibition?
Organized crime
Makeshift shantytowns where homeless people lived.
"Hoovervilles"
Employed young men in projects building parks and preventing flooding and soil erosion.
Civilian Conservation Corps. (CCC)
A method of German warfare meaning "lightning war" that involved air raids and quick takeovers.
Blitzkrieg
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire were known as which group during World War I?
The Central Powers
What amendment ended Prohibition?
21st
On what specific day in 1929 did the stock market experience its most famous crash, known as Black Tuesday?
October 29, 1929
Provided young people with education, jobs, and counseling.
National Youth Administration (NYA)
The name for the German air force during World War II.
Luftwaffe
What ship was attacked and sunk by the Germans, which was another cause of the war beginning?
RMS Lusitania
Where did many African American artists move to during the 1920s?
Harlem, New York
What word describes the line of people waiting for free food?
Bread Line
Established a maximum weekly number of hours to work and a minimum wage.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
A style of government where its leader exerts total control over every aspect of life, using terror to suppress individual rights and silence all forms of opposition.
Totalitarianism
The Treaty of Versailles was very harsh on Germany. What was one thing Germany was forced to do?
Pay for all the war damages.
What did the Scopes trial represent as a battle between?
Religion vs. science
What did the 21st Amendment do?
It repealed the 18th Amendment
Why did the New Deal end?
Leaders wanted to avoid additional deficit spending.
A form of radical authoritarian nationalism that believes in the glory of the state, a devotion to a strong leader, and an emphasis on militarism.
Fascism