WW1
These 3 countries made up the Allied Powers at the start of WW1
Great Britain, France, and Russia
During WW1, Americans grew these in their backyard to help with food shortages
Victory gardens
People who buy and use products and services
consumers
This 1929 event marked the start of the Great Depression
Stock Market Crash of 1929
Radio talks by FDR kept the public informed
Fireside Chats
The assassination that helped spark WW1 targeted this archduke and his wife
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife
This 1915 sinking of a passenger ship helped push the U.S. toward the Allies
Lusitania
Method that allowed companies to make products quickly
Mass Production
When people lose their jobs, this term describes their employment status
unemployed
This New Deal program provided jobs building roads, parks, airports, and public buildings
Works Progress Administration
This coded telegram asked Mexico to join the Central Powers and promised to help regain U.S. territory
Zimmermann Note
The poster slogan that urged Americans not to waste food compared food to this war necessity
Ammunition
Young, daring women of the 1920s who wore short skirts and cut their hair short
Flappers
Overproduction on farms plus falling demand led to this severe 1930s environmental disaster on the Great Plains
Dust Bowl
This program provided long term financial support to retired and disabled people
Social Security
Germany used these submarines to sink ships such as the Lusitania
U-Boats
Name one hardship soldiers faced while living in the trenches
Mud, disease, cold, unsanitary conditions, poisonous gas
These two entertainment technologies helped create a shared popular culture in the 1920s
radio and movies
Buying stocks with this made the crash worse for many investors
credit
What organization aimed to control flooding
Tennessee Valley Authority
This was the policy of building up troops and planning for war that contributed to WW1 tensions
militarism
Why was there a shortage of food at home in the U.S.?
There was a massive demand to feed American troops and starving Allies, combined with domestic labor loss which disrupted supply chains and poor harvests
This 1924 law limited immigration from Asia and parts of Europe
Immigration Act of 1924
Name one action President Hoover took to try to improve the economy during the Depression
Urging companies to not cut wages or jobs, funding public works such as roads and bridges
List 4 steps for Generating New Ideas
State the problem, analyze the causes, think about the goal, brainstorm ideas