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WWI - Great Depression

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Whose assassination sparked the beginning of WWI?   Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary  
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Who were the two sides in WWI?   Allied Powers and Central Powers  
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Who were the Allied Powers?   Great Britain, France, Russia, eventually US  
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What did the Zimmermann promise?   If Mexico would keep the US out of WWI, Germany would see that Mexico got all of the land lost to the US in the Mexican War  
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What is trench warfare?   Soldiers taking cover in deep trenches  
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Name some of the weapons first used in WWI   poison gas, machine guns, hand grenades and tanks  
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Who led the Bolsheviks in the Communist Revolution of 1917?   Lenin  
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When did America officially enter WWI?   April 6, 1917  
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What is Armistice Day known as now?   Veteran's Day  
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What ship was sunk by Germany's use of unrestricted submarine warfare?   Lusitania  
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What is the Scopes Trial?   Trial of substitute teacher John Scopes for allegedly teaching evolution in classroom, against the rules. William Jennings Bryan successfully defended biblical account of creation, defeating ACLU's attempt to keep Creation out of the classroom since Theo  
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Who was the greatest hero of World War I?   Sergeant Alvin York  
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Who promised a New Deal to Americans?   Franklin Delano Roosevelt, president  
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What famous mouse made his first movie appearance in the 1930s?   Mickey Mouse  
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What board game was introduced in 1936 by Parker Brothers?   Monopoly  
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What response did the Red Cross give to the government offer of assistance during the Dust Bowl?   No, thanks and your (government) offer decreased private giving  
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What happened on Black Tuesday?   Stock market crash, meaning plummeted in value  
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When did Germany surrender in WWI?   November 11, 1918  
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Who were the Central Powers?   Germany, Austria-Hungary and Ottoman Empire  
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