The Good Times, The Bad Times, and WWII
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| World-class track athlete. Won a silver medal at the Olympics | Glenn Cunningham
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| Invented the game of basketball. Later coached and taught at KU | James Naismith
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| Nicknamed “Big Train” for his trademark pitch. He was one of the first elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. | Walter Johnson
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| Commander of the Allied Forces. Later became the first President from Kansas. | Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| One of the famous woman aviators of all time. Mysteriously disappeared trying to fly across the world. | Amelia Earhart
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| Famous writer/poet. Became famous during the Harlem Renaissance | Langston Hughes
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| Created the GI Bill of Rights | Harry Colmery
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| Why was Planeview built? | To solve the housing shortage for all the new residents that came to work in the aviation industry.
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| How did World War II transform the Kansas economy? | It ended the Great Depression and created great economic opportunity.
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| What was not a way that Kansans, and all Americans, were asked to make sacrifices during WWII? | To only own one car per household in order to donate the others to the military.
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| What is meant by a “consumer economy” during the 1920’s? | People buy things they don’t need and don’t save money because of new technology leads to new products.
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| What are the 4 causes of the Dust Bowl? | High winds, little rain, hot days, and soil-eroding farming practices
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| Why was the rise of entertainment such a big deal for Kansans and Americans in the 1920s – 1940s? | It gave all citizens hope.
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| What was the plan to get the United States out of the Great Depression called? | The New Deal
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| What type of farming did the government recommend in order to help farmers during the Dust Bowl? | Contour farming and Terracing farming
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| How did the workplace change in Kansas during WWII? | Women and African Americans went to work, mainly in the aviation industry, because there was a shortage of male workers.
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| What is the day that the stock market crashed called? | Black Tuesday
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| What was the name of the local Negro National League team? | KC Monarchs
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| What did the government hand out to industries that could support the war effort? | Defense contracts
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| What did Eisenhower convince Congress to fund? | The Interstate System
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| What made Eisenhower a strong military leader? | He was able to bring people of different backgrounds together to work towards a common goal.
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| The Great Migration of African Americans from the South to northern cities was motivated by: | Jobs
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| When soldiers returned home from WWII, the GI Bill of Rights: | Allowed many soldiers to go to college for free.
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