history Test Flashcards
which amendment to the US Constitution gave women the right to vote
19th
what was the date that the stock market crashed?
october 29, 1929
which amendment made the alcohol legal
21th
which president was often blamed for the great depression?
president hoover
which amendment made alcohol illegal?
18th
how did the ROLES of women in society change during WW2?
women took men’s jobs when they went out for the war.
what major world event served to bring an end to the great depression?
WW2
what valuable natural resource become viral in the Texas economy during the 1900s?
oil and cotton
what modifications did the Galveston had to make after the Galveston hurricane?
they build a sand wall to raise the city up
what were the 5 states affected by the dust blow
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Nebraska, and Oklahoma
what was the main goal of the progressive movement?
president Franklin D. Roosevelt aimed to restore progress to America.
what attack brought US to the WW2?
pearl harbor!!!
what happened on Black Tuesday?
the stock market crash
who was the presedent that created the New Deal?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
why did the US join WW1?
because of the Germany’s submarine attack
how long was the WW1 last after the US joined
3 years
which war was often credited with helping the US out of the great depression?
WW2
how was the WORKFORCE IMPACTED by women when men went to fight in the wars?
it gave women jobs and the right to vote.
explain why the 18th 19th and 21st Amendments of the US are important.
18th Amendment- alcohol was illegal
19th Amendment - women got the right to vote
21st Amendment- alcohol was legal again.
what was the primary focus of the women’s suffrage movement?
right to vote for women’s
