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What did Eli Whitney invent?
what is
The cotton gin
Who was the leader of the Third Reich?
What is
Adolf Hitler
What event occurred on the day described as "a date which will live in infamy"?
What is
The attack on Pearl Harbor
What was the goal of Hitler's "Final Solution"?
What is
To eliminate all Jews from Europe
Who improved the steam engine?
What is James Watt
What was Wilson’s 14 Point plan? Why is it important?
What is
A plan for achieving a fair and lasting peace, it supported no secret treaties and self-determination for colonies
What was Roosevelt’s New Deal?
What is
Large public works projects helped provide jobs
Where were atomic bombs dropped?
What is
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Who wrote “The Wealth of Nations”
what is Adam Smith
Know the differences between the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance.
What is
Triple Entente: France, Great Britain, Russia. Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?
What is
The stock market crash of 1929
What prompted Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?
What is
Germany’s invasion of Poland
What are the three factors of production?
what is
Land, Labor, and Capital
What is the Treaty of Versailles? Why is it important?
What is
Peace treaty between Germany and the Allies that supported Germany paying war reparations and losing their colonies, and creating an international court
An ______ is a period of low economic activity and rising unemployment.
What is
inflationary period
Who was the supreme commander of the Western Allied forces in Europe?
What is
General Dwight D Eisenhower
Define Urbanization, Union, and Capitalism
what is
Urbanization- City building and the movement of people to cities.
Union- Associations formed by laborers to work for change.
Capitalism- System of privately owned businesses seeking profits.
Define Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism.
What is
Militarism- the desire to have a strong military
Alliances- formal agreement between two or more nations for mutual support in case of war.
Imperialism- the practice of a nation forcefully imposing its rule or authority over other nations.
Nationalism- a strong devotion to one’s country and/or culture
What three things increased during the Great Depression?
What is
Bank closings, unemployment, and business failures
What is the Holocaust?
what is
The systematic mass slaughter of Jews and other groups judged inferior by the Nazis