4th Turning
Names of 4 generations
Hero generation, Artist/builder generation, prophet generation, nomad generation
When WWI began
1914
What happened to the American economy in October 1929?
Stock Market Crashed
Who was the leader of Germany in 1939?
Adolf Hitler
How was the euthanasia program first implimented in Germany similar to Eugenics in some countries today?
Euthanasia program killed disabled people--Eugenics is the study or practice of attempting to improve the human gene pool by encouraging the reproduction of people considered to have desirable traits and discouraging or preventing the reproduction of people considered to have undesirable traits.
What happens during the "high"
Prosperity, future is bright, shame is social motive, Work for the GOOD of the group--not the individual.
United Sstates entered WWI in
1917
What were the "Roaring 20's" known for?
Women--short hair-short shirts
New dances, extravagance, over spending, lbuying on the margin
Who kept England from being invaded by Germany?
Winston Churchill
President of the USA when we joined WWII?
Franklin Delanor Roosevelt
Names of the 4 turnings
High--Awakening--Unraveling--Crisies
Name of the Peace treaty of WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
Causes of the dust bowl?
1. Many farmers did not practice sustainable agricultural methods, overplanting loosened too much topsoil and destroyed native grasses that held the topsoil in place. 2. Drought and wind stirred up the loose topsoil and created great storms of dust
What is a demagogue? Give example
Larger than life personality who is above reproach
Adolf Hitler, Mussolini
Name 4 countries Hitler invaded in WWII
Poland, France, Luxemburg, Austria, Hungary, Norway, Denmark,
Your generation is called--
Artist--Builder generation
What was wrong with the treaty?
Overly punitive, humiliated Germany, forced Germany to accept responsibility for war, Costly reparations, created 20 yr armitice, Germany lost territory.
Who were the Oakies and what was their plight?
People from Oklahoma, who couldn;t make money on crops due to a 10 year drought in the midwest of the US. They needed work and traveled to California to look for work picking, harvesting crops. They were poor, bullied, disrespected and treated with disregard
Name one difference between a great, principled leader and a corrupt leader? Give example of both
open answer---A principled leader seeks to benefit his people with truth, not lies. A corrupt leader will lie and use propaganda to influence and persuade his people to follow him.
Great leader--Abraham Lincoln, George Washington,
Corrupt leader- Hitler, Stalin
What is Kristallnacht? Where did this happen?
The night of Broken Glass in Germany--Jewish shop owners had their stores destroyed
What is the hero's journey and what does it have to do with you?
Living the "mission" or purpose that you feel called to live. Doing what I feel complelled to do for the good of myself and others. To serve, bless others
MAIN causes of WWI
Millitarization
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Difference between a squatter and a homesteader--
reference to Children of the Dust Bowl Book
Squatter--temporary situation, not invested, doesn't want to do the hard work to own the situation
Homesteader--owns takes responsibility, looks to the future to help self and future generations with choices made now Oakies at Camp WEedpatch were homesteaders---why?
Alliance Powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan
Britain, USA, Soviet Union
What strategy did Hitler use when invading European countries?
Blitzkrieg