Harlem Renaissance
This event caused the Great Migration which in turn led to the Harlem Renaissance flourishing
The year that marked the beginning of the Great Depression
What is 1929?
For a quick summary of the Great Depression: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv7IP2qL0gg
What event led the U.S to enter WWII?
True or false: there was only one front where fighting occurred in the European Theatre
What is false?
*Don't forget, the Eastern front was opened after the Western front (thanks, Stalin). For general info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_theatre_of_World_War_II
The Cold war began in ____ and ended in _____.
What is 1947? What is 1991?
For general Cold War info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVqziNV7dGY&t=1s
Reasons why the Great Migration occurred
What are more jobs in the North and West/ racism in the South?
For more info: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/great-migration
2 reasons why the Stock Market crashed
What are low wages/ rising unemployment/ buying on margin/ over speculation/ high interest rates/ etc.?
For more info: https://www.history.com/news/what-caused-the-stock-market-crash-of-1929
The definition of "Pacific Theatre"
The Pacific Ocean theater, during World War II, was a major theater (fighting front) of the war between the Allies and the Empire of Japan.
For more info: https://www.history.com/tag/pacific-theater
This was a heavily used strategy during WWII and is defined as "information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view"
What is propaganda?
For examples of propaganda during WWII: https://www.history.com/news/world-war-ii-propaganda-posters-photos-united-states-home-front
When Congress spent billions of dollars to stabilize countries in order to contain Communism this was known as...
2 key individuals of the Harlem Renaissance
Who is Zora Neale Hurston/ Langston Hughes/ Duke Ellington/ Billie Holiday/ W.E.B Dubois/ Marcus Garvey/ etc.?
To see historic pictures of the Harlem Rennaissance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ivWbxiVFTs
People made extremely risky decisions when buying stocks because they assumed that prices would go up. When many realized they were wrong, they had already invested too much in the stock market. This is known as...
What is over speculation?
For more info on this and other causes of the Great Depression:http://thegreatdepressioncauses.com/causes/
This established the placement of Japanese-American citizens into internment camps following Pearl Harbor.
Name 2 ways women and children aided the homefront effort during WWII
What are victory gardens/rationing/ working jobs left behind soldiers/ buying and selling war bonds/ etc.?
Ways kids helped: https://getinthescrap.org/kids-in-wwii/
Ways women helped:https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-teachers/student-resources/research-starters/women-wwii
The U.S resorted to the ________ ______ because the Soviet Union blockaded supplies from reaching the anti-communist area of Berlin.
2 issues African Americans faced during the Harlem Renaissance
What is racism/ discrimination/corruption/ dienfranchisement/ segregation/ lynching/ etc.?
What is 1 way Hoover and FDR's roles differed during the Great Depression
What is Hoover believed in minimal govt. intervention (Rugged Individualism and Laissez-Faire) while FDR believed that it was the government's job to help the economy and citizens (what is the New Deal)?
*If you had something else in mind, let me know! There can be more than 1 response here
This produced the first nuclear weapon during WWII. The US would eventually use this technology against Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
This newly established government program instructed factories to manufacture wartime materials. For example, some car manufacturing factories were converted into weapons manufacturing companies.
Named after a U.S senator, this term refers to a vicious campaign that accused and investigated actors, politicians, and other citizens of being Communist. This campaign resulted in many people being Blacklisted and/or losing their jobs despite the accusations not being true.
1 result of the Harlem Rennaissance
What is increased representation in literature, art, and music?
For more info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90PTxdsqfsA
According to many historians, this ended the Great Depression
What is WWII?
This court case established that Executive Order 9066 was legal before being overturned years later.
This was a conference between the "Big 3" established the need for the punishment of Nazis for their crimes.
What is the Potsdam Conference?
For more info, please see this chart I made that includes all three major conferences: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wWUlMlaXwRdb0wj37uBzElFSQTMRcZtJt9t7e-gFMBg/edit?usp=sharing
What is the HUAC? (House Un-American Activities Committee)
For more info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkHzURumycM