World War 1
Considered "The Spark" that set off a chain of events leading to the outbreak of WW1
What is the Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand?
An intellectual, cultural, and artistic explosion centered in Harlem Manhattan. Considered to be the rebirth of African American Arts
What is the Harlem Reniassance?
The ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future.
What is Credit?
Name for the drought-stricken Southern Plains region of the United States, which suffered severe dust storms during a dry period in the 1930s.
What is the Dust Bowl?
Known as the lifeblood during the civil war and essential for transporting troops and supplies.
What are Railroads lines?
Nation that was considered the primary aggressor and was largely blamed for World War 1
What is the German Nation?
A uniquely American art form that originated in the fields where enslaved Black people worked and became mainstream during the 1920s
What is Jazz?
A share in the ownership of a company
What are Stonks?
Main issue in the United States created by the Great Depression
What is Unemployment?
Who was the first American to win a Noble Peace Prize?
Teddy Roosevelt
Historians cite that an increase in Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and __________ are indicators for war.
The prevention by law of the manufacturing, and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States.
What is the 18th Amendment or Prohibition?
When the federal government spends more than it makes increasing its debt.
What is Deficit Spending?
Authoritarian who rose in power in Germany and became a dictator by blaming the depression and loss of WW1 on 'supposed' outsiders
Who is Adolf Hitler?
What year did Dictator Adolf Hitler commit suicide?
1945
(Double Jeopardy)
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
What is Propaganda?
A network of illegal activities that centered around bootlegging, the illegal sale of alcohol. It included racketeering, gambling, prostitution, and extortion.
What is Organized Crime?
A decrease in prices across the economy, which can be harmful to the economy.
What is Deflation?
A series of government programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1939.
What is the New Deal?
How many years did the 100 years war last?
106 years
Name of the Treaty that officially ended World War 1 and is considered by many historians to be a primary component that led to World War 2
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
A social and economic trend where people were encouraged to buy large quantities of goods and services, fueled by mass production, readily available credit, and extensive advertising, leading to a culture focused on acquiring material possessions and viewing them as a sign of success
What is Consumerism?
Buying stock with the expectation that it will sell for a higher price.
What is Speculation?
This Act allows employees to form unions and bargain collectively with their employers. It also outlawed unfair labor practices.
What is the Wagner Act?
What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected the East with the West?
The Silk Road