WW1
Whats years did WW1 take place
1914-1918
How many tons of dust were carried for every american alive?
3 tons
What percentage of goods did the U.S. produce?
1/2 percent
What years did the Roaring 20s take place?
1920-1929
True or False: Tanks used in WW1 had genders
True
England, France, and Russia formed the..
Triple Entente
How did the dust bowl effect farmers?
It dried out and killed their crops
What two factors led to overproduction of food?
A. Better farming methods
B. Overt competition
True or False: For the first time, Americans lived in the city more than farms
True
What medicine was discovered in the roaring 20s?
Penicillin
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
what did people who were affected by the dust bowl do ?
they hid in their homes to keep safe
What brought us out of The Great Depression?
WW2
How did the roaring 20s help american women?
it gave them the right to vote
Was the dustbowl man-made or a natural disaster?
both
Serbians vowed to take what two countries from Austria-Hungary
Bosnia & Herzegovina
What happened to those who inhaled dust?
they experienced coughing spasms, shortness of breath, bronchitis, and influenza
What were the 3 causes of The Great Depression
Uneven distribution of wealth
Overproduction by businesses & agriculture
Lessening of demands for consumer goods
What was the roaring 20s most known for?
a surge in economy that resulted in mass consumerism
What percent of the nations work force was unemployed?
24.9%
Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin believed that social reforms in Russia might not move as fast as Karl Marx predicted, so Lenin's leaders?
Trained Russian workers to become a revolutionary force.
How many tons of soil were lost across 100 million acres of the Great Plains?
almost 1.2 billion tons (nearly 1.1 billion metric tons) of soil were lost
What happened on Thursday, October 24, 1929
People began to sell off stocks and market starts to fall
Why was it called the Roaring 20s?
the decade was characterized by economic prosperity, rapid social and cultural changes, and optimism
Why did women's skin turn yellow during WW1?
The explosive TNT tinted the canary girls skin