The Civil War
The Southern half of the country wanted to break free from the US.
Why did the Civil War Happen?
Why did World War I happen?
He is known for inventing the lightbulb during the Industrial Revolution
Who was Thomas Alva Edison?
This person was dictator of Germany.
Who was Adolf Hitler?
President Hoover set these up for people in need.
What were Hoovervilles?
They wanted to see if they were treated better
Why did African Americans go North during The Civil War?
These posters encouraged Americans to contribute to the war
What was propaganda?
He started the oil industry.
Who was John D. Rockefeller?
This was the German army
Who were the Nazis
On this day, the stock market crashed, resulting in the Great Depression.
What happened on Black Tuesday?
This was a route African Americans used to escape to the North.
What was the Underground Railroad
The year World War I ended
What is 1919?
He started the steel industry in 1892.
Who was Andrew Carnegie?
Japan bombing this led to the US joining World War II
What was Pearl Harbor?
What were the Roaring 20s?
This holiday was first celebrated after the Civil War, when African Americans found out they were freed.
What is Juneteenth?
This is a type of combat in which 2 fighter planes duel to death.
What is a dogfight?
These people, commonly women, would help you on the telephone.
What were operators?
This tragic event killed tons of Jewish people.
What was the Holocaust?
President JFK started this radio program
What were fireside chats?
This document was signed by Abraham Lincoln. It ended slavery in the South
What was the Emancipation Proclimation?
This agreement ended World War I
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This New Yorker how has a museum
Who was Corneilus Vanderbilt?
This was a strategy Americans used to get to Japan
What was island hopping
Because the companies couldn’t give enough money to employees.
Why were so many people jobless?