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America
Saves the Day
Round 1
Gangstas & Depression &
Flappers
New Deal
America
Saves the
Day Round 2
Cold War
Kids Duck
And Cover
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WWI1
Which event sparked World War I?
a.
the sinking of the Lusitania
b.
the German-French dispute over Alsace-Lorraine
c.
Germany’s invasion of Poland
d.
the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian
throne, Franz Ferdinand
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WWI 2
d.
the assassination of the heir to
the Austro-Hungarian throne,
Franz Ferdinand
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WWI for 2
The Selective Service Act was a means of
a.
getting money to support the war effort.
b.
getting women to take over jobs formerly done by men.
c.
drafting young men for the military forces.
d.
finding jobs for men after they left military service.
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c.
drafting young men for the military forces.
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WWI for 3
Under the terms of the Versailles treaty, Germany had to
a.
give its colonies independence.
b.
pay reparations to the Allies.
c.
break up Czechoslovakia.
d.
give its tanks and artillery to France.
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b.
pay reparations to the Allies.
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WWI for 4
An underlying cause of World War I was
a.
the ongoing dispute over the convoy system.
b.
the web of alliances European nations created for their
defense.
c.
an alliance between the autocratic rulers of Germany and
Russia.
d.
American insistence on neutrality.
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b.
the web of alliances European
nations created for their defense.
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WWI for 5
Wilson’s goal for the League of Nations was
a.
worldwide agricultural aid.
b.
access to world trade for all nations.
c.
equality of arms for all nations.
d.
international security and stability.
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d.
international security and stability.
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20s for 1
Writers James Weldon Johnson and Zora Neale Hurston
took part in a movement called
a.
the Harlem Renaissance.
b.
the New Negro.
c.
the Great Migration.
d.
improvisation.
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b.
confident that business would bring continued
prosperity.
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20s for 2
Throughout most of the 1920s, Americans were generally
a.
worried that the stock market would crash.
b.
confident that business would bring continued prosperity.
c.
delighted that wealth was evenly distributed.
d.
concerned with economic danger signs.
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c.
take Native American lands.
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20s for 3
One result of Prohibition during the 1920s was
a.
an increase in alcoholism.
b.
a decline in dancing and socializing.
c.
the rise of organized crime.
d.
the creation of urban artistic colonies.
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c.
the rise of organized crime.
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20s for 4
Jazz was brought to northern cities by
a.
older generations.
b.
musicians from the Mexico City area.
c.
southern African Americans.
d.
World War I veterans.
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c.
southern African
Americans. Bonus 1 if you
name one.
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20s for 5
The increase in automobiles led to
a.
western migration
b.
the Great Migration
c.
urban sprawl
d.
an increase in railroads
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c.
urban sprawl
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DND for 1
What was one effect of the wage cuts and unemployment
of the 1930s?
a.
The divorce rate nearly tripled.
b.
Banks pardoned thousands of farm mortgages.
c.
Hoovervilles sprang up in the nation’s cities.
d.
Most industries gave top jobs to married women.
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c.
Hoovervilles sprang up in the nation’s cities.
.
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DND for 2
In the short run, the Wagner Act led to
a.
a rise in union membership and a wave of strikes.
b.
a decline in union membership.
c.
rapid unionization of agricultural workers.
d.
an end to the National Labor Relations Board.
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a.
a rise in union membership and a wave of
strikes
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DND for 3
The Second New Deal aimed to
a.
relax controls over business.
b.
slow down legislative activity.
c.
lower taxes on the rich.
d.
do more for ordinary Americans.
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d.
do more for ordinary Americans.
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DND for 4
Not long after Black Tuesday, the stock market crash was
affecting
a.
only those who had invested heavily in stocks.
b.
wealthy industrialists almost exclusively.
c.
millions of Americans, many of whom had never owned
stocks.
d.
mainly stockbrokers and banks.
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c.
millions of Americans, many of whom had never
owned stocks.
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DND for 5
The Great Crash led to
a.
increased factory production.
b.
a brief period of rising profits.
c.
higher farm prices.
d.
unemployment for millions of workers.
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d.
unemployment for millions of workers
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WWII for 1
Which country had gained control of most of Western
Europe by 1940?
a.
Italy
b.
Japan
c.
Germany
d.
Russia
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c.
Germany
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WWII for 2
What was one of the main goals of the Nazis in the
1930s?
a.
establish the Gestapo
b.
make all Germans carry identity cards
c.
get rid of the Jews
d.
host the Evian Conference
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c.
get rid of the Jews
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WWII for 3
During the early years of World War II, the United States
a.
organized several peace talks between the Allies and the
Axis powers.
b.
stopped trading with all nations at war.
c.
tried to remain neutral while supplying weapons to Britain
and France.
d.
sent military and economic aid to all nations at war.
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c.
tried to remain neutral
while supplying weapons
to Britain and France.
Bonus 1 if you can name
the policy.
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WWII for 4
The United States was able to loan more than $10 billion
to the Allies, thanks to
a.
the War Trade Board.
b.
the Eighteenth Amendment.
c.
Liberty Bonds.
d.
“dollar-a-year” men and women.
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c.
Liberty Bonds.
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WWII for 5
Which of the following took place on D-Day?
a.
the last fight to get American supplies across the Atlantic
to Britain
b.
the first British and American landings in North Africa
c.
the start of the Allied invasion of Italy
d.
the landing of Allied forces on France’s Normandy coast
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d.
the landing of Allied forces on France’s
Normandy coast
.
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Duck for 1
The 1957 launching of Sputnik
a.
proved the superiority of American technology.
b.
greatly increased Eisenhower’s popularity.
c.
plunged the United States into a series of three
recessions.
d.
the Space Race, which caused Congress to increase
spending on teaching science and mathematics.
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Duck 1
d.
the Space Race, which caused Congress to increase
spending on teaching science and mathematics.
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Duck for 2
The Berlin airlift was President Truman’s response to the
a.
reunification of East and West Germany.
b.
German development of the atomic bomb.
c.
Soviet blockade of West Berlin.
d.
construction of the Berlin Wall.
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c.
Soviet blockade of West Berlin.
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Duck for 3
As a result of the Korean War, the United States
succeeded in
a.
keeping South Korea free of communism.
b.
unifying Korea under a democratic government.
c.
ending communism in Southeast Asia.
d.
pushing Chinese troops out of North Korea.
.
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a.
keeping South Korea free of communism
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Duck for 4
At the end of World War II, Korea was divided into
a.
Southern pro-American government and a Northern proCommunist government
b.
a Southern pro-Fascist government and a Northern proCommunist government
c.
a Southern pro-Communist government and a Northern
pro-American government
d.
none of the above
.
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a.
Southern pro-American government and a
Northern pro-Communist government
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Duck for 5
How did Truman react to the USSR’s deployment of an
atomic bomb?
a.
He gave approval for the U.S. development of an even
more powerful bomb.
b.
He added three more aircraft carriers to the navy fleet.
c.
He declared that another Soviet explosion would be
considered an act of war.
d.
He arranged for a meeting between NATO and the Warsaw
Pact.
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a.
He gave approval for the U.S. development of an
even more powerful bomb.
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