(2) U.S History Quiz 1

Germany created a trade blockade around California

The sinking of the Lusitania

A senator of the U.S was assassinated by Yugoslavian rebels

The U.S was invaded by Germany through Mexico

To try and ensure world peace

To make a world wide sports league

To start WW2

To make sure countries work separately and don't create alliances

A draft was created to get soldiers into the army

The government created the Espionage and Sedition Acts

German Americans were subjected to Racism

All of the above

The 1st

The 18th

The 21th

The 19th

Alcohol became unpopular and people stopped drinking

The legal drinking age was raised to 32

Life in America became better

Crime skyrocketed and people still found ways to drink

Black music became popular while African Americans were still subjected to Racism

Planes became a major source of transportation

Advertisements enticed people to buy new products that were being produced

Income inequality disappeared in the country and there was almost no poverty

The day Herbert Hoover was elected President

The day that the tuberculosis outbreak of 1920 started

A stock market crash

A precursor to Black Friday where you could buy products at a discount

President Hoover spent everyone's money to acquire new territory

WW1 destroyed the U.S economy and all the money went to rebuilding

Everyone in the U.S had an existential crises and became depressed

People were spending money they didn't have and eventually stopped buying products

40 percent

25 percent

60 percent

73 percent

The name of an area of the Southwest U.S which would get covered in huge Dust Storms

A metaphor to describe the lack of food families could put on the table during the Great Depression

A College Football game that was a precursor to the Rose Bowl

The slang for the type of food they would serve in soup kitchens during the Great Depression