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Week Four
Fifth Grade
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What were four new
technologies that most
greatly affected the
daily lives of Americans
during the 1920’s?
1. Automobiles
2. Airplanes
3. Radios
4. Movies
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What were two
results of The Great
Migration?
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1.
It prompted many people to
leave the South for job
opportunities in factories.
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2.The Harlem Renaissance
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What were three cultural
contributions made by African
Americans during
the Harlem Renaissance?
Writing
2. Art
3. Music
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1.
Who were three of
the targets of ethnic
and racial conflict
during the 1920’s?
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African Americans
2. Catholics
3. Jews
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1.
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What law caused the
rise of speakeasies,
bootleg liquor, and
crime in the 1930’s?
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The
Amendment to
the Constitution, or
“Prohibition” as it was
commonly known
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What marked the end
of the economic boom
of the 1920’s and the
start of the Great
Depression?
The Stock Market
Crash of 1929
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What were four major
factors that contributed
to the Great
Depression?
Stock Market Crash of 1029
 2. Economic weakness of the U.S.
 3. High unemployment rates
 4. Failed banks and businesses
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1. The
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What effect did the
Great Depression have
on African Americans
and why?
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They migrated from rural
Southern areas in the early
1900’s to combat the
depressed economy and
prejudice in the south.
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What were the
shantytowns of the Great
Depression called and
who were they named for?
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They were called
Hoovervilles and names
for President
Herbert Hoover.
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Why were so many people
in America forced to migrate
from their homes to other parts
of the country during the Great
Depression?
They were in search
of work.
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What were the three goals
that President Franklin
Roosevelt’s New Deal
focused on?
Relief
2. Recovery
3. Reform
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1.
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What was the relief/recovery program
designed to provide young men in search of
work the opportunity to build parks and plant
trees, thus putting money into the economy
to help businesses to recover?
The Civilian
Conservation
Corp (CCC)
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What was the reform
program that attempted
to reform the economic
system and prevent the
conditions that caused
the Great Depression?
The Federal
Deposit
Insurance
Corporation (FDIC)
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What program was designed
to ensure that the disabled
and the elderly would have
some income and that the
unemployed were protected
against lay-offs?
Social Security
Administration
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What are two of the
New Deal programs
that continue to play a
role in America today?
1. Social Security
2. Federal Deposit
Insurance Corp.
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Who was the German
dictator that used military
aggression against the
rest of Europe to secure
his goals?
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Adolf Hitler
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What was the alliance
formed by the dictators
in Germany, Italy, and
Japan called during
World War II?
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The Axis Powers
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Who were the key leaders
of the U.S., Great Britain,
France, and the Soviet
Union during World War II?
U.S.-Roosevelt
 Great Britain-Winston
Churchhill
 France-Charles de Gaulle
 Soviet Union-Josef Stalin
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What did the U.S.,
Great Britain, and the
Soviet Union join
together during World
War II to become?
The Allied Powers
or the Allies
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What were three
strategies used by the
Allied Powers
in the European Theater
of World War II?
invasion of North Africa
 2. The invasion of Italy
 3. The invasion of Normandy,
France
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1. The
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What was the purpose
of the “island-hopping”
strategy in the Pacific
Theater of World War II?
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To get within range of the
gas tank capacity of American
bombers and ultimately
invade the Japanese home
islands
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What led to the
surrender of the Japanese
and brought about the
end of World War II?
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The U.S. dropped two
atomic bombs, one on
Hiroshima and one on
Nagasaki.
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What laid the foundation
for the Women’s
Movement of the 1960’s?
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Women took a more active role
in their communities and the
workforce. When the war ended,
many were not satisfied to go
back to homemaking.
What were the roles
of African Americans
during World War II?
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Many African Americans moved
west to work in wartime
industries, served in the military
in segregated units, and often
did dirty and dangerous jobs
while treated poorly by whites.
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What caused JapaneseAmericans to find themselves
in internment camps during
World War II? Describe the
internment process:
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Following Pearl Harbor, many Japanese
Americans were forced to leave their homes
and businesses and were imprisoned behind
barbed wire fences without the right to a
trial.
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What happened to
Germany and Eastern
Europe as a result of
World War II?
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Germany was divided into West
Germany, a democratic
government and East Germany,
a communist government.
Eastern Europe was dominated
by the Soviet Union.
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What were four areas of
development that had a
significant impact on
World War II and on the
economy of the United
States?
Aviation
 2. Weaponry
 3. Technology
 4. Communications
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1.
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Give one example of
U.S. innovations in aviation,
weaponry, key technology,
and communications during
World War II?
Aviation- radar, jets, longer flights
 Weaponry-atomic bombs, rockets
 Technology- penicillin, vaccines
 Communication-computers
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Following World War II,
why was there an
increasing worldwide
economic inter-dependence?
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In order to keep countries from
falling to Communism, the U.S.
made alliances with war-torn
Europe in hopes that strong
economies would protect
against communism.
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What are three things that
impact decisions made
on the global stage?
Economic productivity
 2. World trade
 3. Political alliances
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What were the effects of
increased global trade
following World War II?
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Trade barriers were lowered
around the world as nations
negotiated trade agreements
which made prices of goods
and jobs change.