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Social Studies
Chapter 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where did World War I start in 1914? | Europe |
| Great Britain, Russia, France and Italy were... | Allies |
| What did most Americans want to remain? | neutral |
| Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey were... | Central powers |
| Who was the president that tried to be a peacemaker? | Woodrow Wilson |
| When the German submarines began attacking U.S. ships, the United States joined the war on which side? | Allies side |
| What was it called when African Americans and others moved to Ohio and other places to find fair jobs? | The great migration |
| About how many Ohioans served during World War I? | 225,000 |
| What famous Ohioan was a pilot during World War I and won 26 air battles? | Edward V. Rickenbacker |
| What is it called when people loaned the government money in order to pay for the war and in return they were given a written promise of the money back after the war? | War bond |
| What did women do during the war? | served as nurses |
| Ohioans began to lose trust with what country? | Germany |
| What was the 1920s called that was a period of success, excitement, and good times for many Americans? | The roaring 20s |
| What was a right that women demanded? | right to vote |
| What became an important part of family entertainment? | radio and movies |
| Where is the oldest radio station WHK at? | Cleveland, OH |
| Who starred in westerns and comedies which were some of the first movies? | Charlie Chaplin |
| By the 1920s what did almost every American own? | a car |
| Where did cars allow people to move to? | suburbs |
| What state was at the center for the automobile industry? | Ohio |
| What amendment granted women the right to vote? | 19th Amendment |
| Who was elected to serve as a judge on the Ohio Supreme Court? (first female) | Florence E. Allen |
| What was the time in history called beginning in 1929 and lasting throughout the 1930s when the economy slowed down and millions of people lost their jobs? | The Great Depression |
| What are shares or parts of ownership in a company which led to the Great Depression? | stocks |
| President Franklin Delano Roosevelt promised a change with his program of? | The New Deal |
| Which plan lent money to banks and businesses to keep them going? | New Deal |
| Sports helped to cheer people up during the Great Depression, especially this young man from Cleveland? | Jesse Owens |
| Where was World War II fought? | Asia, Europe, and Africa |
| Britain, France, United States, and Soviet Union | Allies |
| Germany, Italy, and Japan | Axis |
| Why did the United States enter World War II? | Japan bombed Pearl Harbor |
| How many men and women served in WW II? | 839,000 |
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