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5th grade Social Studies GCRCT Review #7
World War I & Roaring 20's
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Social Studies
5th Grade
01/22/2019

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What was Trench Warfare? During which war was it introduced?
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This was the first time machine guns, tanks, and chemicals were used. It began during World War I.
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When did the U.S. enter World War I and why did it enter into the war?
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1917 after a German submarine sank the Lusitania and attacked some of our trading ships.
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What was the Lusitania?
Definition
This was a passenger ship that was carrying many Americans that was sunk by a German submarine. This action led the U.S. to enter into World War I in 1917.
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How did the people of the United States feel about Congress entering into World War I in 1917?
Definition
The people were angry.
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Who lost World War I?
Definition
Germany
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How did Germany losing World War I affect Germany's future?
Definition
Germany's loss would later be the reason why Adolf Hitler would come to power and start World War II.
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Who created the New Deal?
Definition
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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What did the New Deal program do for the people of the U.S.?
Definition
These programs gave people food, shelter, and jobs during the Great Depression.
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What was the CCC?
Definition
Civilian Conservation Corps, created jobs for young men 18-25 related to the conservation and development of natural resources
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What was the SSA?
Definition
Social Security Act, provided care for the elderly, survivors, and the disabled
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What was the WPA?
Definition
Works Progress Admisistration, employed millions of mostly unskilled men to construct public buildings and roads
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What was the TVA?
Definition
Tennessee Valley Authority, set up to turn the water in the Tennessee Valley into a source for inexpensive electricity creating many jobs in this hard hit area during the Depression
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After World War I, the people of the U.S. wer ready to put the war behind them and have fun. This time was called ______________________________.
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The "Roaring Twenties"
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People in ciites went to _______ clubs, they __________, and women began to wear dresses called ____________.
Definition
Jazz clubs
danced
dresses called flappers
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Who started a pass production and the assembly line of the Model T which allowed ordinary people to purchase a car for around $300?
Definition
Henry Ford
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What kind of inventions came to be making lives easier for people?
Definition
vacuum cleanters, hair curlers and hair dryers, in-home washing machines, refrigerators, radios and stoves
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