Study Power point By: Emma Tomberlin
Who was known as the “Father of the two Ocean Navy”? Carl Vinson
Who came up with the New Deal Program? President Roosevelt and the Brain Trust
What was the Brain Trust? A group of gathered advisors that put together a plan to fight the great depression
What GA natural wonder did FDR visit often? Warm Springs
Why did nations form alliences in the beginning of WW1? The countries wanted to avoid attacks by other nations
How did WW1 officially get started? A young Serbian killed the Archduke Ferdinand and Austria declared war on Serbia, then Serbia called on their alliance, and then all of Europe was brought into WW1
When did Russia pull out of WW1 and why? Russia had a communist revolution and they withdrew because of it. It was in 1917.
Name the 2 alliances and who were in them. WW1 Triple Alliance- Austria Hungary, Germany, Italy, and the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) Triple Entente/Allied Powers- England, France, and Russia
Who’s campaign for president was “He kept us out of the War”? Woodrow Wilson
Who was Hoovervilles named after? President Hoover
What was Laissez Faire? The belief that the government should pay as little role as possible in economic affairs
When did the Stock Market crash? October 29, 1929 (Black Tuesday)
Who did Germany turn to after they were outraged that their leader surrendered? Adolf Hitler
What does appeasement mean? The policy of giving an aggressor what it wants in order to avoid war.
True or false: Because German submarines sunk an American Destroyer, was this the reason the US joined the war? FALSE!
What caused the US to enter WW1? The Zimmerman Telegram
Define Isolationism and give an example. Not taking part in the affairs of other individuals The US in the beginnings of WW 1&2
Name Germany, Japan, and Italy’s leaders during WW2 Adolf Hitler, Mussolini, and Emperor Hirohito
When did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? Sunday, December 7, 1941 8:00 am-10:00 am
When and who did the US declare war on in WW2? December 8, 1941 Japan
Who were the Black Bird Men? The Tuskegee Airmen
What was formed after WW2? The United Nations (UN)
What were flappers? Name given to women who took on the new look (short hair, make up, dancing, drinking, etc.)
What two factors helped contribute to GA’s own depression? Boil Weevles Major drought