The Great Depression
Once FDR took office, he launched an economic program to boost the us economy and give hope to discouraged Americans
What is the new deal?
The country that mad the first declaration of war in WWI.
What is Austria-Hungary?
The research and development project that produced the first nuclear weapons during World War II.
What is the Manhattan Project?
An international conference that was held for the purpose of limiting naval armaments, particularly battleships and aircraft carriers.
What is the Washington Disarmament Conference?
Legendary poet that wrote “A Raisin in the Sun” and was a central figure from the Harlem Renaissance
Who is Langston Hughes?
During the Great Depression many people lived in little shanty towns.
What are Hoovervilles?
A major change in German policy that contributed to the United States entering the war.
What is the declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare?
The last major battle of World War II.
What is the Battle of Okinawa?
During the 1920's, many Americans feared a political philosophy that had led to revolution in Russia.
What is communism/ the red scare?
The genre of music became popular during the Harlem Renaissance.
What is Jazz?
The New Deal program had three main aims, which were what?
What is Relief, Recovery, and Reform?
The country that the Zimmerman telegram urged to attack the United States.
What is mexico?
The second city the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on.
What is Nagasaki?
Bars that illegally sold liquor during prohibition.
What is a Speakeasy?
An American Trumpeter, composer, vocalist, and actor was the most influential figure in jazz
Who is Louis Armstrong?
An act giving more power to trade unions.
What is the Wagner Act of 1935?
The date that the United States declared war on Germany.
When is April 6, 1917?
The meeting of world powers near the end of World War II is often said to mark the beginning of the Cold War.
What is The Yalta Conference?
Terrorist group that had lost popularity but regained influence during the 1920's.
What is the KKK.
An historian, sociologist, and Civil Rights leader who wrote “Souls of Black Folks” and became the first African-American to earn a Ph. D from Harvard University.
Who is W. E. B. DuBois?
The panel of experts that Roosevelt worked with to create the New deal.
What is the Brain trust?
The formal peace treaty with Germany.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
About how many Jews were killed during the Holocaust.
What is 6 million?
The all time baseball player in the 1920's who broke the record for season home runs.
Who is Babe Ruth?
A music composer and band leader from the Harlem Renaissance whose career lasted over 50 years and played a large part of in the evolution of jazz.
Who is Duke Ellington?