Vietnam War
How many years did this war last?
The Vietnam War was ongoing for about 19 years.
What was the famous banned beverage in the 20's?
Alcohol.
What were the North and South fighting over?
Slavery.
What is the day known as when the stock market crashed?
"Black Tuesday"
What year did World War I start?
July 28th, 1914
How did the USA underestimate the Vietnamese?
They were willing to take more casualties and prolong the war.
What was a 'flapper'?
Period of harsh dust storms in the open prairie that caused many to move from the plains back to civilization.
Dust Bowl
What date did the stock market crash?
October 24th 1929
Who were the Allies?
UK, USA, France, Russia, and Italy
Who was the president during the Vietnam War?
Lydon B. Johnson
Who flew the first solo transatlantic flight?
Charles Lindbergh
Why was Joseph Glidden necessary to the Wild West?
He invented barbed wire.
Why did the US fall into a depression?
Over-speculation
Who were the Central Powers?
Austria-Hungary, Germany, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria?
What was dangerous about the war?
Unknown territory/ harsh terrain.
Why did the stock market crash?
Overspeculation.
What year did the Civil War break out?
1861.
What is the famous photograph of the depression titled?
Migrant Mother.
What was the US position throughout the early years of the war?
Neutral
Why was the turning point of the war?
The TET Offensive
World War I was finally over in 1918.
What was the new piece of technology in the West?
The railroad.
What was the CCC
The Civilian Conservation Corps, which put many young men to work when they had nothing else.
What tactic did the British use in the trenches?
Over the Top