Whose assassination sparked the beginning of World War I?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
100
What was the name of young women who wore a lot of makeup, had short hair, smoke, drank and broke the conventional idea of what it meant to be a traditional young woman?
Flappers
100
Who won the presidency in a landslide in 1932?
Franklin Roosevelt
100
What was the name given to radio addresses FDR gave throughout his presidency to explain major political events?
Fireside Chats
100
Who was the Soviet Union’s communist dictator during WWII?
Joseph Stalin
200
The American Expeditionary Forces went by what nickname during World War I?
Doughboys
200
What was the name of a secret bar that operated during Prohibition?
Speakeasy
200
What was the nickname given to shantytowns during the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
200
FDR declared a _____________ when all the banks in the country closed for four days.
Bank Holiday
200
The war officially started after Germany invaded ____________ in September of 1939.
Poland
300
What what the name of the telegram the British intercepted showing that Germany was trying to form an alliance with Mexico prior to America’s entry into WWI?
Zimmermann Note
300
This silent film star, who was known for his physical comedy, was a hugely successful during the 1920s.
Charlie Chaplin
300
When bank depositors withdrew their money in droves, thus causing the bank to fail, this was called what?
Bank Run
300
This program was created to insure that senior citizens and disabled Americans would receive a monthly income.
Social Security Act
300
Big manufacturing cities, like Detroit, were called the ______________ because they converted their factories to build weapons and vehicles for the war.
Arsenal of Democracy
400
German U-boats sank this passenger ship without warning, killing 128 Americans.
Lusitania
400
Name the three Republican presidents of the 1920s.
Harding, Coolidge, Hoover
400
The Dust Bowl was located in what part of America?
The Great Plains
400
This program created jobs for young men, like planting trees and cleaning river.
Civilian Conservation Corps
400
The ______________ were an all-black air unit trained at an all-black airfield in Alabama.
Tuskegee Airmen
500
Name three nation-states that emerged after the Treaty of Versailles: