Roaring 20s, Great Depression, WW2

Unknown to the United States, a Japanese fleet of aircraft carriers stealthily steamed toward _____.

The Dust Bowl in the Great Plains was caused by overfarming.

FDR made the fateful step of ending shipments of oil to Japan.

Brilliant tank battalion commander during WW2. Played a huge role in freeing Western Europe from Nazi control.

The Japanese military relied heavily on imports of American _____.

After Pearl Harbor, the US officially ended its policy of _______.

Commanded all Allied Pacific forces in WW2. Had to flee the Philippines, but triumphantly returned a few years later.

Which island nation carried out a surprise attack against the US navy at Pearl Harbor?

After the attack on Pearl Habor, FDR made a speech claiming December 7, 1941 would forever be "___________."

Which movement made jazz music popular?

In an effort to stay out of a potential European conflict, the US passed the Neutrality Acts.

At the end of the 1920s, ____ boasted the largest economy in the world.

Led the United States through the Great Depression and WW2.

Due to massive speculation, by 1929 many US companies had expanded to the _____.

The practices of _____ made automobiles affordable for everyday Americans.

Became president at the very end of WW2. Made the decision to drop two atomic bombs on Japan to end the war.

Prohibition banned ___ for a period of 13 years from 1920 to 1933.

The stock market crash of 1979 started a chain of events known as the Great Depression.

In America during the 1920s, the standard of living was rising faster than anywhere in the world.

How had Hitler campaigned?

The US strategy of taking some Japanese-controlled islands in the Pacific, but skipping others without a fight.

Few ____ were placed on banks and they lent money to those who speculated recklessly in stocks.

What did the League of Nations do in response to Italy invading Ethiopia?

Japan hoped they could capture the Phillipines and other US-held islands before the US could retaliate.

D-Day, also know as the ____ invasion, was an Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied northern France.

After Pearl Harbor, Japanese-Americans were allowed to freely move throughout the US.

Immigrants brought new cultures, religions, and languages to the increasingly complex American mosaic.

Whose theories challenged the church's teachings on the origin of life as we know it?