WWI/Great Depression Assessment

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Which of the following is known as the period of time characterized by drought (no rain for a long time) and dust storms that devastated farmland in the Midwest? Great Recession, Tennessee Valley Authority, CCC, Dust Bowl

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Dust Bowl

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The Treaty of __________ formally placed the blame for WWI on Germany, and assigned harsh punishments towards them

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Versailles

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Which of the following is considered a DIRECT cause of WWI? Assassination of Kaiser Wilhelm I, Sinking of the Lusitania, Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, The Russo-Japanese War

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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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What was World War I called at first?

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The Great War

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When nations join sides with other nations, and promise to defend each other:

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Alliances

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The President of the United States at the BEGINNING of the Great Depression, was considered a failure because he was unable to solve the crisis:

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Herbert Hoover

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Which of the following BEST describes America's "isolationist" attitude at the beginning and after the end of World War I? Wanting to avoid war - "stay out of it", Most Americans wanted to get involved, Americans wanted to severely punish Germany, Wanting to join the war on the Central Powers' side

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Wanting to avoid war - "stay out of it"

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What was considered a PRIMARY cause of the Great Depression?

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The Stock Market crashed in 1929

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Why was it a problem that people were buying stocks "on credit"?

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When the value of stocks went down, people lost money they needed to pay back

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What was "Black Tuesday"?

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October 29, 1929. The Stock Market crash, caused banks and other businesses to run out of money and close