WWI, Great Depression, WWII

When did World War I begin?

• 1914

• 1915

• 1918

• 1919

Who was fighting in WWI?

• Allied Power vs. Axis Powers

• Allied Powers vs. Central Powers

How did WWI begin?

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated

• Japenese bombed Pearl Harbor

What were TWO reasons why the US entered WWI?

• Germany wrote telegram encouraging Mexico to invade the US

• passenger ship was sunk by missile from German submarine

• Japanese bombed US military base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assiassinated by Serbians

Who won WWI?

• Allied Powers

• Central Powers

What happened at the end of WWI?

• Germany was forced to pay $33 billion and accept blame for the war

• US took over land in Europe since Allied Powers won the war

When did WWI end?

• 1914

• 1915

• 1918

• 1919

How long did WWI last?

• 2 years

• 4 years

• 8 years

• 16 years

When did the Great Depression begin?

• when stock market crashed in 1929

• when WWI ended in 1918

Which were THREE characteristics of the Great Depression?

• unemployment

• homelessness

• poverty

• wealth