WWI WWII and the Great Depression By Caroline
WWI, WWII, and the Great Depression By: Caroline Izaguirre
What was the name given to the women who danced and had short hair cuts? Flappers
Who were two very famous musicians during the 1920’s? Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington
Who was the famous criminal known as “Public Enemy No. 1” ? Al Capon
What were the two main reasons for Georgia’s poor economy during the roaring twenties? Drought and the Boll weevil
What was the Boll Weevil? The boll weevil is a beetle that is born into the cotton, which later becomes the bug’s food. This caused a major problem in GA.
What do we refer “Black Tuesday” to? October 29, 1929, the day the stock market crashed and millions of people lost everything they had.
During the depression, 1 in 4 Americans were out every ____ of a job.
What were “Hoover Villes”? Hoover Villes were groups of little shacks made up of cardboard boxes and shipping crates
Speculating - When the price of stock _____ goes up, you sell your stock to make money.
What were three “R”s of Roosevelt’s New Deal? Recover, Relief, Reform
Who was Rebecca Felton? She was the first woman in the US Senate.
What was the name of the British ship that was shot down by a German Submarine? The Lusitania
Fort Mc. Pherson ______ was a training fort that held German prisoners of war.
After the Lusitania was bombed, what caused America to join WWI? The Zimmerman Telegram
What countries made up the Triple Entente? England, France, and Russia (When US came, they became the Allied Powers)
What countries made up the Triple Alliance? Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy, and the Ottoman Empire
Why did Russia pull out of the war? Because there was a communist revolution in Russia at the time.
Who said “He (Eugene Bullard) dreamed of better places…he went to better places” Eleanor Roosevelt
How did Georgia contribute to the war effort? GA provided textile mills to make uniforms and victory gardens to provide food for the soldiers.
What two Japanese cities were bombed by the US in WWII? Hiroshima & Nagasaki
How many Georgians joined the armed forces during WWII? 320, 000
What New Deal program that insured people’s deposits into banks? Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
What New Deal Program provided grants of money to farmers? Agricultural Adjustment Act
What kind of planes did the Bell Aircraft company make during WWII? B-29 Bombers
What were Liberty Ships? They were large ships that carried supplies from ports in Savannah and Brunswick, GA to France and Great Britain.
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