People often lost their homes during the Great Depression. Many built shanties and lived in towns called...
Hoovervilles
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Who was president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
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Who was assassinated that started World War 1?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Who was the first president to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson
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Women with short hair and dresses up to their knees were called
Flappers
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What is positive things did the New Deal accomplish?
It restored people's faith and confidence in America and its economy; provided jobs for many unemployed people
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When did the Civil war take place?
It took place in 1861 threw 1865
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Who were the Allied Powers?
Great Britain, France, Russia
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How many presidents died in office (by assassination or natural causes)?
8
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What was the mass fear of Communism and radicalism in the early 20s called?
The Red Scare
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Who said "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
Franklin D Roosevelt
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Where was the Civil War fought?
Ranges from Pennsylvania to Texas and New Mexico to Florida
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Where did the leaders meet to work out a peace treaty?
Versailles
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Who was the first US President to receive a Nobel Prize?
Theodore Roosevelt
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Which amendment made it illegal to make, transport or sell alcohol?
18 Amendment
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What was the purpose of Roosevelt’s New Deal legislation?
To provide RELIEF programs to help immediately, to provide RECOVERY programs to help rebuild, to provide REFORM programs to prevent the disaster from reoccurring
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Were was the first battle taken place?
Battle of Gettysburg
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Who represented the US at the meeting?
Woodrow Wilson
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How many future Presidents signed the Declaration of Independence?
2
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What infamous gangster was a strong part of the decade and was responsible for the St. Valentines Day Massacre?
"Scarface" Al Capone
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What is "Black Tuesday"?
The name for the stock market crash on October 29, 1929
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About how many lives were lost in the American Civil War?
600,000
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What was his peace plan called?
14 points
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Who was the tallest president?
Abraham Lincoln
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In 1929, all the prosperity of the roaring 20s came to sharp end at what day?