WW1, Great Depression, and
WW2 study guide
By: Manmeet Gill
What were Victory Gardens?
Small family gardens to make sure
soldiers would have enough to eat.
In what city was the Bell Bomber
Plant located in and what type of
airplanes were built there?
They were located in Marietta, GA, and
the airplanes were B-29.
What was the lend lease act?
It was a way to lend or lease weapons
to Great Britain and the Soviet Union
without actually joining the war.
What event was known as the “A
day that will live in infamy?”
The bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Where did Roosevelt die on April
24, 1945?
Warm Springs, Georgia
Who became president after
Roosevelt’s death?
President Harry S. Truman
What is isolationism?
The policy of not taking part in the
affairs of other nations.
What did congress do in order to
maintain its policies of isolationism?
Congress passed neutrality acts.
What is the Holocaust?
The name given to the systematic
extermination of 6 million Jews and
other “undesirable people.”
What was the Boll Weevil?
A small, grayish, long snouted beetle
that attacked the cotton plant.
What was downsizing?
It was when businesses had to lay-off
workers and banks collapsed due to
loss of money.
Who were the flappers?
It was the name given to women who
took on the new fashion – known for
short hair, makeup, dancing, and
drinking.
Who became the first woman in the
U.S. senate?
Rebecca Latimer Felton
When did the stock market crash
and what was this day called?
The stock market crashed on October
29, 1929 and this day became known
as Black Tuesday.
What were Speakeasies?
Clubs known for having liquor (which
was illegal).
Which dance was popular during
the roaring 20’s?
The Charleston
Name the two famous Gangsters
from New York and Chicago.
1) Baby face Nelson
2) Al Capon
Who was known as “Public enemy
#1”
Al Capon from Chicago
What was another name for the
dust bowl?
The dirty thirties
What started WW1?
The assassination of Archduke
Ferdinand and his wife.
What ship was sunk by German
Submarines?
The Lusitania
What was the Zimmerman
Telegram
Telegram sent by Arthur Zimmerman to
Mexico and asking them to fight the
U.S. to regain there southwestern
territory from America.
What were textile mills?
A factory for making woven materials.
Which camp was known as one of
the largest Army Post in the U.S.?
Camp Benning
Which fort was also used to
imprison prisoners?
Camp Mcpherson