Wars Galore Dirty Depressing 1930s Roaring 20s People, People, People Major Events
100
What is WWI
This war started after the assassination of the Archduke
100
What is the Great Depression
The name given to the time period after the Stock Market crashed?
100
What is prohibition
The 18th amendment made making, selling and transportation of alcohol illegal.
100
Who is Harriet Tubman
Helped lead many to freedom from slavery along the Underground Railroad.
100
What is Pearl Harbor
This happened on Dec. 7, 1941 and caused America to enter into WW2
200
What is the Civil War
This war started in April of '61 and ended in April of '65
200
What is going to the movies
Listening to the radio and this inexpensive activiy allowed people to "escape" for a few hours.
200
What is the Stock Market Crash
This major event happend on October 29, 1929
200
Who is Amelia Earhart
The first woman to fly across the Atlantic in 1932
200
What is the transcontinental Railroad
This linked the eastern U.S. with the Western U.S.
300
What is WWII
Truman and Roosevelt were presidents during this war
300
What are dust storms?
What did the drought cause in the Great Plains region?
300
What is crime (gangsters and guns)
This increased as a result of prohibition
300
Who is Abraham Lincoln.
This president issued the Emancipation Proclamation as well as the Gettysburg Address.
300
What is the 2nd Industrial Revolution
The automobile, railroads, telegraph, radio and telephone were invented during this period.
400
What is the Vietnam War
This war has people questioning the validity of fighting in an undeclared war fought in a country split in half.
400
What are fireside chats
FDR used the radio to keep the people informed with his talks.
400
What are speakeasies
These are illegal private clubs where alcohol was served.
400
Who is Martin Luther King Jr
The civil rights leader who gave a famous speech at the March on Washington event
400
What is the Gettysburg Address
Fourscore and seven years ago starts the famous speech given by President Abraham Lincoln
500
Operation Enduring Freedom
This war started after terrorists attacked the U.S.
500
What is the New Deal
FDR enacted a series of government programs, known by the initials, to put civilians on the payroll
500
What is the Harlem renaissance
A period in which black American artists reclaimed their identity and racial pride after leaving the south and moving to NY.
500
Who is Richard Nixon
The Watergate investigation resulted in the first ever resignation of a U.S. president
500
What is The Berlin Air lift.
Big Willie and Big Easy flew around the clock delivering provisions for almost a year. Some pilot dropped candy with parachutes.






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