Roaring 20s, Great Depression, Dust Bowl & the New Deal

Who were the new workers in factories during World War I?

• Women

• African Americans

• Native Americans

• teachers & students

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What event led the United States to enter the World War I?

• US was competing w/ Germany, Russia, & France for more power

• Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia

• Germany invaded Belgium & France

• Sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram

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How did some Allied leaders use the Treaty of Versailles that ended WW1?

• to punish Germany by taking land & money

• to give the US new colonies

• to create more supplies for soldiers

• to remind civilians to help with the war

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Which of the following BEST describes an alliance?

• a belief that your country is superior to others

• a declaration of war by one country against another

• an agreement that nations make to defend one another

• a conflict in which one country takes over another country

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What event happened in 1929 that signaled the start of the Great Depression?

• World War II

• the bombing of Pearl Harbor

• the stock market crashed

• Roosevelt began deficit spending

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Henry Ford found that he could produce cars less expensively by...

• using plastic instead of steel for some car parts

• hiring only immigrants to work in his factory

• using a moving assembly line

• using designs made in Japan

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Which of the following BEST describes President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal?

• A company in which investors buy stock

• Government programs designed to ease economic hardships

• Power company supplying southern Appalachia with electricity

• Strategy for improving national parks & forests

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Which amendment gave women the right to vote (suffrage)?

• the 1st

• the 13th

• the 19th

• the 26th

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Which event marked the end of the Roaring 20s?

• The start of World War II

• The stock market crash of 1929

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The end of Prohibition

Why did the United States have so many child laborers (workers) during the Industrial Revolution?

• Children worked harder than adults

• Children fit in tight spaces, could be paid lower wages than adults, and were less likely to strike

• They were learning much needed skills for later in life

• Their parents made them work

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