1920s
Illegal nightclub/bar during the Prohibition era
Speakeasy
Who was president at the start of the Great Depression?
Herbert C. Hoover
Name of the president that created the New Deal
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
What year did World War II start for the US?
1941
What was the name of the disease that killed off 1/3 of the population in Europe during the Middle Ages?
The Plague or Black Death
A witch hunt out of fear that communism would overthrow the government
Red Scare
15,000 WWI veterans marched to Washington D.C. and called themselves the _______________
Bonus Army
The name of FDR's radio show in which he addressed the entire nation
Fireside chats
What was the name of the leader of Italy during WWII?
Benito Mussolini
World War I was also called ______________
The Great War
Genre of music that became popular in the 20s
Jazz
Migrants moving west to find work in California
Okies
FDR's court-packing plan involved increasing number of Supreme Court justices from 9 to __
15
Who said this quote?
“…An American intervention by mass deliveries of planes and war materials will not change the outcome of the war.”
Adolf Hitler
Name the two Japanese cities that the US hit with atomic bombs.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Cars became more available and affordable because of this revolutionary process
assembly line
What could farmers have done to prevent the Dust Bowl?
Crop rotation
The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) paid farmers to do what with their crops?
Grow less or destroy crops to lower the supply and increase demand, which would increase prices.
Policy the US practiced to stay out of the affairs of Europe.
Isolationism
What charter was passed by King John of England in 1215?
Magna Carta
Advertising in the 1920s didn't only try to sell products, but create a __________
demand
Name as many causes of the Great Depression as you can in 30 seconds
Bank Failure
Stock Market Crash
Dust Bowl
Buying on credit
Reduction in purchasing
Tariffs
Gap between rich and poor
Define the term "welfare state"
government provides for the health and well-being of its citizens
Name of the act in which the US would only send military aid to its Allies
Lend-Lease Act
What would Atlantic pirates spend their hard earned booty on?
Booze
Gambling
Women