The Depression/New Deal
What was the main cause for the Great Depression?
Stock market crash
When did World War 1 begin?
1914
What year did World War 2 start?
1939
Who were the two main forces involved in the Cold War?
United States, and the USSR
First president of the United States
George Washington
What program did Roosevelt make in response to the Great Depression?
New Deal
What are the 4 main countries that made up the allies?
Russia, France, Britain, United States
Who were the 3 main Axis powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Why was America so afraid of the USSR? (Hint: Red scare)
Communism
Who helped give slaves their freedom and is currently on the penny?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was president during the start of the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
What ship was sunk that caused America to join the war?
Lusitania
Who was the main dictator the Allies were fighting?
Adolf Hitler
What sport did the United States win but lose in the Olympics against the Soviet Union?
Basketball
Which president came with up the New Deal program?
Teddy Roosevelt
What major event ended the Great Depression?
World War 2
When did World War 1 end?
1918
Why did the US enter the war?
Because Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union?
Gorbachev
Who was the only president to resign?
Richard Nixon
What program helped young men get jobs working for the environment?
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Whose assassination started the World War 1?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Which country did Hitler invade that caused Britain and France to declare war on him?
Poland
How long did the Cold War last?
45 years
Who was president during almost all of World War 1?
Woodrow Wilson