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From what country did the US purchase Alaska?
Russia
What event led to the Spanish-American War?
The explosion of the Battleship Maine
How did the US acquire Puerto Rico and Guam?
As a result of the Spanish American War
What events started WW1?
The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
How did the Americans help the effort at home during WW1?
They bought Liberty Bonds
What is an armistice?
An agreement to stop fighting
How did the Great Depression affect American Life?
It caused people to lose their jobs and homes
Define Genocide
A planned attempt to kill and entire people
Where did Queen Liliuokalni rule?
Hawaii
Who was the ruler of Italy in WW2?
Benito Mussolini
Who ruled The Soviet Union during WW2?
Joseph Stalin
Who led Germany during WW2?
Adolf Hitler
How did WW2 affect families?
Many men went to war and women stayed home to take care of businesses and homes
How did Teddy Roosevelt support conservation?
He created 5 national parks
What was the president who built the Panama Canal?
Teddy Roosevelt
What was the Holocaust?
The mass killing of European Jews
During the Great Depression, ______________ rose sharply.
Unemployment
Define Communism.
System in which the government owns all industries and property
What were concentration camps?
Camps where Hitler sent Jewish People to be killed
Adolf Hitler’s Political party was called the _________________
The National Socialist Party or the Nazi’s
Define Rationing
Limiting what people can buy
What happened on December 7, a Day that will live in Infamy?
The attacks by Japan on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii
Why were the 1920’s called the roaring 20’s?
The economy was good, there was new music, movies, inventions, and industries
What caused the Great Depression?
The crash of the Stock Market in 1929
What was the 19 th Amendment?
It gave women the right to vote