Unit 4 Webquest Words
1. Henry Ford- American automobile manufacturer who developed a gasoline-powered automobile.
2. Assembly Line- An arrangement of workers, machines, and equipment in which the product is being assembled passes consecutively from operation to operation until completed.
3.Installment buying- a system for paying for goods.
4. Teapot Dome Scandal- a government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming.
5. Calvin Coolidge-
6. Kellog-Briand Pact- renouncing war as an instrument of national policy and urging peaceful.
7. Dawes Plan- a plan to ensure payments of reparations by Germany after World War I.
8. Scopes Trial-
9. Prohibition- when the Eighteenth Amendment was in force and alcoholic beverages could not legally be manufactured, transported, or sold in the U.S.
10. Charlie Chaplin-
11. Charles Lindberg-
12. Marcus Garvey-
13. Harlem Renaissance- An African-American cultural movement of the 1920s and 1930s, centered in Harlem.
14. Black Tuesday- October 29th, 1929 when the DJIA fell 12%.
15. Hawley-Smoot Tariff-
16. Hooverville- a collection of huts and shacks.
17. Dust Bowl- the region in the S central U.S. that suffered from dust storms in the 1930s.
18. Repatriation- to send back to one's own country.
19. FDIC-
20. TVA- tax on value added: a sales tax imposed by member nations of the Common Market on imports from the U.S. and other countries.
21. Huey Long-
22. Social Security Act- a law passed in 1935 providing old-age retirement insurance, a federal-state program of unemployment compensation.
23. Joseph Stalin- 1879-1953 Soviet political leader.
24. Benito Mussolini- An Italian dictator of the twentieth century.
25. Adolph Hitler- A German political leaderof the twentieth century, born in Australia.
26. Appeasement-
27. Munich Pact-
28. Blitzkrieg-
29. Winston Churchill-
30. Lend-Lease Act-
31. Douglas McArthur-
32. Dwight Eisenhower-
33. George S Patton -
34. Battle of Midway-
35. Internment-
36. Battle of the Bulge-
37. Harry Truman-
38. Manhattan Project-
39. Nuremburg Laws-
40. Kristallnacht-
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Webquest
4.1.10
The Roaring 20’s Part 2 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
What does the Scopes Monkey trial show concerning the US in the 1920’s?
· Tenn. made it illegal to teach evolution. John Scopes taught it and was found guilty, but trial showed cultural and religious divide.
How does Prohibition affect the US? Who were some of its leading figures?
· Prohibition did not stop people from drinking and organized crime became involved including Al Capone.
Speakeasies- People made alcohol at home, bootleggers sold it illegally to consumers and in cities saw rise of drinking establishments.
What did Americans do with their leisure time in the 1920’s?
· Americans start going to motion pictures. In 1927 see first movie synchronized with sound called Jazz Singer.
List the stars and heroes of the 1920’s and the reason for their fame:
· Hero’s in sports like Babe Ruth in baseball, Red Grange in football, Jack Dempsey in boxing, Bobby Jones in Golf. Biggest hero became Charles Lindbergh who was the first to fly across the Atlantic solo, nonstop.
How did the role of Women change in the 1920’s?
· Women began to wear dresses with shorter hemlines, put on more makeup, danced to the latest dance craze, and generally assumed had same rights as men showing that women were moving into modern times.
List the famous writers of the 20’s:
· Writers include F. Scott Fitzgerald with Great Gatsby and Ernest Hemingway.
What African American movements came out of Harlem in the 1920’s?
· Harlem became focal point for AA aspirations and blend of cultures and traditions bred new ideas. One of those was Back to Africa campaign by Marcus Garvey who saw discrimination everywhere and thought was best course.
Describe the impact of Jazz on the US?
· Jazz became a new style of music from AA expressed their experience in US.
What other well-known artist and authors come out of the
Harlem Renaissance?
· Jazz musicians Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway. Other white musicians like Irving Berlin were influenced by movement. Includes writers who explored the pains of being AA in US like Jean Toomer, Claude Mckay, and Langston Hughes.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
What does the Scopes Monkey trial show concerning the US in the 1920’s?
· Tenn. made it illegal to teach evolution. John Scopes taught it and was found guilty, but trial showed cultural and religious divide.
How does Prohibition affect the US? Who were some of its leading figures?
· Prohibition did not stop people from drinking and organized crime became involved including Al Capone.
Speakeasies- People made alcohol at home, bootleggers sold it illegally to consumers and in cities saw rise of drinking establishments.
What did Americans do with their leisure time in the 1920’s?
· Americans start going to motion pictures. In 1927 see first movie synchronized with sound called Jazz Singer.
List the stars and heroes of the 1920’s and the reason for their fame:
· Hero’s in sports like Babe Ruth in baseball, Red Grange in football, Jack Dempsey in boxing, Bobby Jones in Golf. Biggest hero became Charles Lindbergh who was the first to fly across the Atlantic solo, nonstop.
How did the role of Women change in the 1920’s?
· Women began to wear dresses with shorter hemlines, put on more makeup, danced to the latest dance craze, and generally assumed had same rights as men showing that women were moving into modern times.
List the famous writers of the 20’s:
· Writers include F. Scott Fitzgerald with Great Gatsby and Ernest Hemingway.
What African American movements came out of Harlem in the 1920’s?
· Harlem became focal point for AA aspirations and blend of cultures and traditions bred new ideas. One of those was Back to Africa campaign by Marcus Garvey who saw discrimination everywhere and thought was best course.
Describe the impact of Jazz on the US?
· Jazz became a new style of music from AA expressed their experience in US.
What other well-known artist and authors come out of the
Harlem Renaissance?
· Jazz musicians Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway. Other white musicians like Irving Berlin were influenced by movement. Includes writers who explored the pains of being AA in US like Jean Toomer, Claude Mckay, and Langston Hughes.
4.1.10
The Roaring 20’s Part 1 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How does organized labor affect the US after WWI?
· After the war because of scarcity of goods and the high demand inflation ran rampant. Workers were unable to buy goods, workers strike for high wages.
What was the Red Scare?
· Red Scare was a wave of fear in US of suspected communist and radicals plotting against the US gov. Real rev activity such as mail bombs to leading industrialist and gov officials from radicals gave scare substance.
How does the Red Scare affect immigration policy?
· Congress passed laws governing the number of immigrants that could come in from certain countries known as a quota system.
How does Warren Harding return the US to a policy of pro big business?
· Harding favored a return to a laissez-faire approach to gov involvement in business instead of the reforms of the progressives.
Describe the Tea Pot Dome Scandal:
· Harding’s problem as President was the he entrusted a lot of people as friends which left him open for corruption. Harding Sec of the Interior got oil reserves transferred from Navy to his interior and then leased it to private oil for money.
How does ford improve the auto industry?
· He brought many new methods to the car manufacturing industry that allowed mass production which allowed cars to become affordable to regular people.
How does the expansion of the automobile industry lead to improvements in the US?
· Road construction and businesses like service stations, diners, and motels also experienced boom.
How does easy credit aid in the economic boom?
· People who did not have the cash to buy they could buy on credit which was easily obtained.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How does organized labor affect the US after WWI?
· After the war because of scarcity of goods and the high demand inflation ran rampant. Workers were unable to buy goods, workers strike for high wages.
What was the Red Scare?
· Red Scare was a wave of fear in US of suspected communist and radicals plotting against the US gov. Real rev activity such as mail bombs to leading industrialist and gov officials from radicals gave scare substance.
How does the Red Scare affect immigration policy?
· Congress passed laws governing the number of immigrants that could come in from certain countries known as a quota system.
How does Warren Harding return the US to a policy of pro big business?
· Harding favored a return to a laissez-faire approach to gov involvement in business instead of the reforms of the progressives.
Describe the Tea Pot Dome Scandal:
· Harding’s problem as President was the he entrusted a lot of people as friends which left him open for corruption. Harding Sec of the Interior got oil reserves transferred from Navy to his interior and then leased it to private oil for money.
How does ford improve the auto industry?
· He brought many new methods to the car manufacturing industry that allowed mass production which allowed cars to become affordable to regular people.
How does the expansion of the automobile industry lead to improvements in the US?
· Road construction and businesses like service stations, diners, and motels also experienced boom.
How does easy credit aid in the economic boom?
· People who did not have the cash to buy they could buy on credit which was easily obtained.
4.1.10
New Deal Part 2 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the Work Progress Administration:
· It Put People Back To Work Through Civil Projects And Doing Things Like Sponsoring Artist.
Describe the Social Security Act:
· It Provided Pension For The Elderly, Established Unemployment Insurance, Established Insurance For Work Related Accidents, And Provided Aid For Poverty Stricken Mothers, Children, The Blind, And The Disabled.
Describe how FDR favored Labor Unions in the New Deal:
· FDR Believed That To Get Out Of The GD Had To Raise The Standard Of Living For Industrial Workers So Gets Wagner Act Passed Which Recognizes Employees Rights To Join Labor Unions And Collective Bargain.
Describe the problems FDR had with the SC and his solutions:
· The SC Who Had Struck Down Many Of His Programs Ruling The President Did Not Have The Ability To Regulate Interstate Commerce.
Describe the Effects of the New Deal:
· Changed US Gov From laissez Faire Approach To Accepting Responsibility To Prime The Pump Of The Economy. Turned US Into Welfare State With US Gov Accepting Responsibility To Help The Poor.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe the Work Progress Administration:
· It Put People Back To Work Through Civil Projects And Doing Things Like Sponsoring Artist.
Describe the Social Security Act:
· It Provided Pension For The Elderly, Established Unemployment Insurance, Established Insurance For Work Related Accidents, And Provided Aid For Poverty Stricken Mothers, Children, The Blind, And The Disabled.
Describe how FDR favored Labor Unions in the New Deal:
· FDR Believed That To Get Out Of The GD Had To Raise The Standard Of Living For Industrial Workers So Gets Wagner Act Passed Which Recognizes Employees Rights To Join Labor Unions And Collective Bargain.
Describe the problems FDR had with the SC and his solutions:
· The SC Who Had Struck Down Many Of His Programs Ruling The President Did Not Have The Ability To Regulate Interstate Commerce.
Describe the Effects of the New Deal:
· Changed US Gov From laissez Faire Approach To Accepting Responsibility To Prime The Pump Of The Economy. Turned US Into Welfare State With US Gov Accepting Responsibility To Help The Poor.
4.1.10
Great Depression Part 2 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How did GD affect cities?
· Ordinary People Didn’t Really Understand Stock Market Crash And Reasons For GD. People Understood Having A Job One Day And Not Having One The Next. Everyone Was Affected Or Knew Some One Who Was Affected By The GD.
How did the unemployed live?
· Families Went To Eating Less And Even Had To Take Families To Bread Lines For Food Handouts. Many Families Descended Into Homelessness And Hunger With The Feeling Of The American Dream being Lost.
How did GD affect farmers?
· Many Lost Their Farms And Moved Around The Country Trying To Survive. Others Turned To Being Tenant Farmers As A Way For Survival.
What other problems did farmers face?
· Farmers Couldn’t Farm Anymore.
How did GD affect family life?
· Many Men Sank Into Shame And Despair With Some Even Leaving Their Families.
How did Hoover try to handle the depression?
· Turned To Volunteerism Policy Were He Called For Business Leaders To Keep Employment And Prices The Same, While He Asked Gov To Cut Interest Rates, Lower Taxes. Also Requested That Wealthy Individuals Give To Charity.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
How did GD affect cities?
· Ordinary People Didn’t Really Understand Stock Market Crash And Reasons For GD. People Understood Having A Job One Day And Not Having One The Next. Everyone Was Affected Or Knew Some One Who Was Affected By The GD.
How did the unemployed live?
· Families Went To Eating Less And Even Had To Take Families To Bread Lines For Food Handouts. Many Families Descended Into Homelessness And Hunger With The Feeling Of The American Dream being Lost.
How did GD affect farmers?
· Many Lost Their Farms And Moved Around The Country Trying To Survive. Others Turned To Being Tenant Farmers As A Way For Survival.
What other problems did farmers face?
· Farmers Couldn’t Farm Anymore.
How did GD affect family life?
· Many Men Sank Into Shame And Despair With Some Even Leaving Their Families.
How did Hoover try to handle the depression?
· Turned To Volunteerism Policy Were He Called For Business Leaders To Keep Employment And Prices The Same, While He Asked Gov To Cut Interest Rates, Lower Taxes. Also Requested That Wealthy Individuals Give To Charity.
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