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The ____ were groups of soldiers formed by Theodore Roosevelt. These fighters led two important attacks in the Spanish-American War.
Rough Riders
100
This treaty was the treaty that was signed to end WWI. It treated Germany harshly. In this treaty, Germany was required to pay the costs for fighting the war.
Treaty of Versailles
100
This decade was after WWI and it brought social and political changes to the U.S.
The Jazz Age/ Roaring 20s
100
This person was a famous artist who used flat shapes and bright colors of African art. This person was known for a series of art that illustrated the Great Migration.
Jacob Lawrence
100
Who was the president when the Great Depression started?
Herbert Hoover
200
How did the U.S. gain the land that became known as Alaska?
They paid $7.2 million for 500,000 square miles
200
This was an organization that was developed to help nations solve their problems peacefully.
League of Nations
200
______________ was the mass movement of African Americans from the South.
The Great Migration
200
This person was a famous writer of poetry, essays, books, and plays.
Langston Hughes
200
Who was the president that helped America overcome The Great Depression? What did they put in place to help the American people?
FDR & The New Deal
300
What caused the United States to enter the Spanish-American War?
The U.S. believed that Spain was responsible for blowing up the USS Maine and killing 266 American sailors.
300
What new modern warfare was used during WWI? **HINT** There are three parts to this answer
1) Machine guns and tanks 2) Poison gas 3)Airplanes that dropped bombs
300
The ___________ was a time of great creativity and cultural pride. There was a lot of creativity in art, singing, dancing, acting, and writing.
Harlem Renaissance
300
Georgia O'Keeffe, Edward Hopper, and Andrew Wyeth were all famous _______ during the Roaring 20s.
Painters
300
This was the name of the event on October 24, 1929, panicked traders sold almost 13 million shares. Five days later, the stock market crashed.
Black Thursday
400
What were the conditions of the Treaty of Paris?
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippine Islands became U.S. territories. Cuba won their independence.
400
What caused the beginning of WWI? **HINT** There are two parts to this answer.
1) Austria Hungary annexed Bosnia which angered many Serbs. They feared that Austria Hungary might take over Serbia next. 2) A Serb rebel shot and killed Archduke Ferdinand and his wife while they were traveling to Bosnia. Archduke Ferdinand was the leader of Austria Hungary.
400
She was the highest paid African American performer of her day. This person was known as the "Empress of the Blues" for singing.
Bessie Smith
400
This person was the first person to complete a transatlantic flight from New York to Paris in 1927.
Charles Lindbergh
400
What was the Dust Bowl?
Extreme drought, occurred when high winds blew away millions of acres of soil
500
What was the purpose for building the Panama Canal? ** Hint**There are three parts to this answer.
1) American businesses needed a cheaper, easier way to ship products between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. 2) Ships had to go about 7,000 miles out of the way to go all the way around South America to get to the other ocean since there was so passage between North America and South America. 3) The Panama Canal would increase global trade for the U.S.
500
What caused the U.S. to enter WWI?
The Zimmerman telegram was sent out to Mexico asking Mexico to join up with Germany against the U.S. The U.S. was outraged. German U-boats also sank 8 American ships.
500
This person was a famous trumpet player and also developed "Scat Singing".
Louis Armstrong
500
This person was the first woman to complete a transatlantic flight. However, she later tried to fly all the way around the world, and she disappeared.
Amelia Earhart.
500
What caused the Great Depression?
People barrowed too much money to buy consumer goods such as cars, vacuum cleaners, electronic stoves, etc. Then, they couldn't pay their loans back. Also, the stock market crashed because too many people tried to sell their stocks at one time. People lost their jobs and homes.