U.S. History Midterm Review

Which of the following in NOT a cause of World War I

What disease did FDR suffer from?

What is the name of this iconic Depression Era photo?

Became President in 1921 & promised a return to "normalcy"

1919 treaty brought an end to WWI & established new nations, border & war reparations

Legendary American Road from Chicago to California

Unoccupied region between opposing armies in World War I

What occurred on December 7th, 1941?

On what day, what month, & at what hour did World War I end?

What was the name of Nazi Germany's invasion into the Soviet Union?

Reform movement sought to return control of gov't to the people & correct injustices in US life

Controls US money supply & availability of credit in the US

What did Germany, Italy, & Japan become known as during WWII?

What is the name of this iconic American painting by Grant Wood?

Scandal resulted from secret leasing of oil-rich public land to private companies for kickbacks

Teddy Roosevelt's campaign of progressive reforms aimed at protecting people vs. big business

Name of Upton Sinclair's book about the meatpacking industry

Served as McKinley's VP, became president after McKinley's assassination

British liner, carrying over 100 U.S., sunk by German U-boat causing American public outrage

What party nominated Teddy Roosevelt for President in 1912

What country did Germany invade to officially start World War II?

Authoritarian dictator established totalitarian gov't in Italy

Post WWI panic in US after revolution in Russia & establishment of new Communist state

Era of prohibiting the manufacture, sale, & transportation of alcoholic beverages

Literary & artistic movement celebrating African-American culture

2 Italian immigrants, convicted of murder & sentenced to death during Red Scare

Elected President in 1928, because of experience & prosperity under Republican leadership

Period (1929-1940) U.S. economy in severe decline & millions of Americans were unemployed

Whose assassination sparked World War I?

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Series of laws enacted in 1935-36 to prevent US arms sales & loans to nations at war

In what U.S. city did Warren G. Harding die?

Contained suggestion of alliance between Mexico & Germany during WWI

Name given to October 29th, 1929, when stock prices fell sharply

Established highest protective tariff in US history & worsened the Great Depression

FDR's program to alleviate problems of the Great Depresison

Area of the U.S. made worthless for farming due to drought & dust storms during the 1930's

Became fight over evolution & role of science & religion in public schools & American society

Journalists who wrote about the corrupt side of business & public life

Took control of the Soviet Union after the death of Lenin & established totalitarian gov't

Woodrow Wilson's famous speech outlining his plan for world peace after WWI?

At what Ivy League University did Woodrow Wilson serve as president?

Large-scale movement of Southern African-Americans to Northern cities

Wave of prejudice vs. foreign people that swept the US after WWI