World War I & Great Depression Review

Which two events caused the United States to enter World War I?

• Rise of Hitler in Germany and the attack on Pearl Harbor

• France kept all of the french fries and Germany kept all of the hot dogs

• Sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram

• Rise of Mussolini in Italy and the bombing of England

What is an example of the prejudice that arose during and after World War I?

• growing membership of the Ku Klux Klan

• Granting women the right to vote

• Planting of victory gardens to help ration food

• Prohibition

By the 1920s, the weak economy and the expansion of crop production caused –

• Crop prices to rise

• Crop prices to fall

The following agencies were examples of...

· Rural Electrification Administration

· Social Security Administration

· National Youth Administration

· Public Works Administration

· Federal Emergency Relief Administration

• President Roosevelt’s plan to help the United States get out of the Great Depression (New Deal)

• Government agencies that nobody liked

• Austria-Hungary's plan to help fight World War I

How did changes in technology impact World War I?

• The war wasn't impacted by technological innovation

• World War I resulted in greater casualties from weapons and machinery than any other previous war.

• The internet allowed soldiers to video chat with their commanders

• Drones were used to help survey the battlefields

The information in the graph reflects what era?

• World War I

• Great Depression

• Mexican National

• Age of Contact

What was Sam Rayburn’s contribution to the United States after the Great Depression?

• He created a tollway that we still use today in Texas

• He was a great military general

• As Speaker of the House, he was able to promote bills that President Roosevelt wanted passed into law.

• He was the manager of the New York Yankees when Babe Ruth played with them

Which person is describe by the following?

· 32^nd vice president of the U.S.

· Helped push New Deal Programs in Congress

· Member of the U.S. House of Representatives

• Joe Biden

• Mike Pence

• Franklin Roosevelt

• John Nance “Cactus Jack” Garner

What role did weather and climate play on the event in the photograph?

• Too many people were smoking cigarettes at this time

• Tornadoes caused houses to be lifted in the air

• A dry climate and high winds were some of the many causes of the Dust Bowl.

• This picture is a fake

What was Texas' leading industry before petroleum refining became the leader in the early 1900s?

• Spreading Catholicism

• Tumbleweed sales

• meat processing and packing

• Furniture manufacturing