1920s
A liquor-serving nightclub.
What is a speakeasy?
This unexpected attack on the US got us involved in WW2.
What was pearl harbor?
Rapid wind and dust storms drowning central america from 1930-1936.
What is the dust bowl?
This president served from 1981-1989 as the 40th president. He was also an actor.
Who was Ronald Reagan?
The alcohol ban of 1920.
What is prohibition?
This president took over after the death of FDR.
Who is president Truman?
This repealed the prohibition of alcohol in 1933.
What is the 21st amendment?
Open warfare began in 1980 between these two neiboring arabic countries.
What was the Iran-Iraq war?
This started the great depression in 1929.
What is the crash of wall street?
This was the biggest invasion by sea in history occurring in 1944.
What is d day?
This athlete (featured in The book thief) won 4 gold medals at the berlin olympics.
Who is Jesse Owens?
This occurred after it was announced that citizens could travel between east and west germany.
What was the fall of the berlin wall?
This amendment allowed womens rights in 1919.
What is the 19th amendment?
This man became the British prime minister in 1940.
Who is winston churchill?
In 1932 she became the first female aviator to fly across the atlantic.
Who was Amelia Earhart?
This nuclear plant malfunctioned and exploded in the USSR in 1986.
What is chernobyl?
Several companies such as Ford promoted towards the rich and luxury-seeking individuals.
Who did companies target in advertisements?
At this conference, FDR, Winston Churchill, and soviet premier joseph met to discuss WW2.
What is the yalta conference?
This genocide of european jews was directed by Adolf Hitler in the late 1930s
What was the Holocaust?
This naval aviation academy is located in Miramar California.
What is ¨Top Gun¨?