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| USII.4b - Why did Woodrow Wilson propose the League of Nations? | To help prevent further wars |
| USII.4b - Why did the U.S. refuse to join the League of Nations? | Americans did not want the U.S. to be tangled up in world affairs and preferred the more isolationist policy of the past. |
| USII.5a - How was life in the early 20th century different from before? | Technology extended into all areas of American life, even in rural areas. |
| USII.5a - What were some of the technologies that changed American life in the early 20th century? | The affordable automobile; The invention of the airplane; The use of the assembly line; Communication changes- availability of the telephone, radio and broadcast industry, and movies; Electrification – labor saving home products |
| USII.5a - How did the affordable automobile change American life in the 20th century? | Greater mobility; Creation of jobs; Growth of transportation-related industries – road construction, oil, steel, automobile; Movement to suburban areas |
| USII.5a - Who invented the airplane? | The Wright brothers |
| USII.5a - Who made popular the use of the moving assembly line? | Henry Ford and the automobile industry |
| USII.5a - How did communications change in the early 20th century? | Increased availability of the telephone; Development of the radio and broadcast industry (Marconi and Sarnoff); - Development of movies |
| USII.5a - How did electrification change American life? | Labor-saving products - the washing machine, electric stove, water pumps; Electric lighting; Entertainment – radio |
| USII.5a - Who had an important role in the development of the radio? | Guglielmo Marconi |
| USII.5a - Who had an important role in the development of the broadcast industry? | David Sarnoff |
| USII.5b - What was Prohibition? | Refers to a time when a constitutional amendment made it illegal to manufacture, transport and sell alcoholic beverages. |
| USII.5b - What was a lesson we learned from Prohibition? | It is difficult to legislate how people behave. Speakeasies were created as places for people to drink. Bootleggers smuggled illegal alcohol and promoted organized crime. |
| USII.5b - What were speakeasies? | Places for people to drink alcoholic beverages during the period of Prohibition |
| USII.5b - Who were bootleggers? | Those who smuggled illegal alcohol and promoted organized crime. |
| USII.5b - What was the Great Migration North? | African Americans left the South where jobs were low-paying and scarce and migrated to northern cities. |
| USII.5b - Did African Americans who left the South during the Great Migration escape discrimination and violence? | No, they faced discrimination and violence in the North as well as the South. |
| USII.5c - When was the Harlem Renaissance? 1920s and 1930s | 1920s and 1930s |
| USII.5c - What was the Harlem Renaissance? | African Americans in Harlem revealed the freshness and variety of African American culture through their art, music and writing. |
| USII.5c - Who was a Harlem Renaissance painter who chronicled the experiences of the Great Migration north through art? | Jacob Lawrence |
| USII.5c - Who was a Harlem Renaissance poet who combined the experiences of African and American cultural roots? | Langston Hughes |
| USII.5c - Who were two Harlem Renaissance jazz composers? | Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong |
| USII.5c - Who was a Harlem Renaissance blues singer? | Bessie Smith |
| USII.5c - Other artists of the 1920s and 1930s included this artist, known for urban scenes and paintings of the Southwest. | Georgia O'Keeffe |
| USII.5c - Who wrote novels about the Jazz Age of the 1920s? | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| USII.5c - Who wrote Grapes of Wrath, a novel about poor migrant worker during the 1930s? | John Steinbeck |
| USII.5c - Who were composers of the 1920s and 1930s who wrote uniquely American music? | Aaron Copland and George Gershwin |
| USII.5d - What was a primary cause of the Great Depression? | People over speculated on stocks, using borrowed money that they could not repay when stock prices crashed. |
| The ___ ___ failed to prevent the collapse of the banking system which triggered the Great Depression. | Federal Reserve |
| USII.5d - Another cause of the Great Depression was the strangling of international trade by - | high tariffs |
| USII.5d – Describe the impact of the Great Depression on Americans? | One fourth of workers were without jobs; Banks and businesses failed; People were hungry and homeless; Farmers incomes fell |
| USII.5d - What was the New Deal? | President Franklin Roosevelt's plan to use government programs to help the nation recover from the Depression. |
| USII.5d - Name some of the features of the New Deal. | Social Security; Federal work programs; Environmental improvement programs; Farm assistance programs; Increased rights for labor |
| USII.6a - What were the conditions in Europe after World War I that led to the rise of fascism and World War II? | Worldwide depression; High war debt owed by Germany; High inflation; Massive unemployment |
| USII.6a - What is fascism? | A political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied. |
| USII.6a - Name three fascist dictators - | Adolf Hitler of Germany; Benito Mussolini of Italy; Hideki Tojo of Japan |
| USII.6a - Describe America’s foreign policy when WWII broke out in Europe in 1939. | Policy of neutrality and isolationism – a legacy from WWI and the Great Depression |
| USII.6a - How did America’s foreign policy evolve as the conflict grew in Europe? | It evolved from a policy of isolationism to indirect involvement (economic aid) to direct involvement. |
| USII.6a - Which nations were known as the Allies? | The United States, Great Britain, Canada, and the Soviet Union after it was invaded by Germany. |
| USII.6a - Who were the Allied leaders? | The U.S. – FDR and after he died, Truman; Great Britain – Winston Churchill; Soviet Union – Joseph Stalin |
| USII.6a – Which countries became known as the Axis Powers? | Germany, Italy and Japan |
| USII.6a - When was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? | December 7, 1941 |
| USII.6a - Who was the leader of Great Britain during WWII? | Prime Minister Winston Churchill |
| USII.6a - What event caused the United States to declare war on Japan? | The bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7 1941 |
| USII.6a - What happened after the U.S. declared war on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor? | Germany declared war on the United States |
| USII.6b – On September 1, 1939, Hitler invaded _____. World War II had begun. | Poland |
| USII.6b – Soon after Hitler invaded Poland, ____ troops moved into Eastern Poland. Poland was split in half by two occupying countries- Germany and the Soviet Union. | Soviet |
| USII.6b – In June of 1940, German troops marched victoriously into what important city? | Paris, France |
| USII.6b – After the defeat of France, which country stood in the way of Hitler’s plan to dominate Europe? | Great Britain |
| USII.6b – From August until October 1940, Germans bombed British cities, shipyards and industries. This was known as the - | the Battle of Britain |
