WW1
What sparked the Great War?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria Hungary blamed the assassination on Serbian extremists.
What has Tuesday October 29, 1929 come to be known as?
Black Tuesday
What caused the US to enter WW2?
Pearl Harbor
What was the name of the Soviet Union satellite that sparked the Space Race?
Sputnik
Who lead the civil rights movement?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What was the League of Nations?
The League of Nations was a governing body that was made after WW1 and was made in the attempt to prevent future wars. The League had many members, many were involved in WW1, but the U.S. did not join.
What portion of the American dream does Jay Gatsby's wealth represent?
New money
What did the Germans easily break through that ended up representing French military failure?
Maginot Line
What was the Bay of Pigs?
A plan, supported by the United States, to overthrow the Cuban government.
Who was the leader of communist N. Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
What countries made up the Allies and what countries made up the Central Power?
The Allies were made up of the U.S., France, Great Britain, Russia and eventually Italy. The Central Powers were made up of Germany, Austria Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Italy.
What was a new concept that allowed many Americans to buy beyond their means and pile up debt?
Credit
What was the initial tactic used by England and France to try and stop Hitler that failed miserably?
Appeasement
Who were the leaders during the Cold War and what was the Cold War about?
Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy. The Cold War was a war between the Soviet Union and United States (called the Cold War because there was never direct fighting) due to containment of communism.
What US ship was "attacked" in the Gulf of Tonkin?
USS Maddox
What was Gatsby’s role in the war and why did he receive a medal?
He was part of the infantry. He received his medal, and promoted to Major when he lead a heroic advance in the Argonne Forest after the infantry was struggling to advance.
What ended the Great Depression?
WW2
What sparked the Great War?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria Hungary blamed the assassination on Serbian extremists.
What was Holden’s favorite story and who wrote it?
Holden’s favorite story was about a kid who saved up enough of his own money to buy a goldfish and wouldn’t let anybody else see it. It was written buy Holden’s brother.
How was the Vietnam War different from other American Wars from a public opinion standpoint?
Media showed the public the true horrors of war which encouraged cynicism.
Who did Gatsby learn his etiquette from and how did he earn his wealth?
He learned the ways of Old Money from Dan Cody and became New Money rich from shady business with Mr. Wolfsheim (bootlegging).
What was the name of the group of veterans that marched on Washington but were gassed by Douglas MacArthur?
The Bonus Army
Were the aliens real? Explain.
The aliens were not actually real, they were figments of Billy’s imagination. Because of his plane crash he suffered brain trauma and his mind would trigger intense memories of the war that felt real to him, the aliens were things of science fiction brought to life by his brain.
What were the names of the couple who were executed for selling secrets about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union?
Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg
Who was the most trusted man in America at the time?
Walter Cronkite