5 th grade social studies ch. 8 vocabulary ms. thornburg’s flash cards!
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5th Grade Social Studies Ch. 8 Vocabulary
Ms. Thornburg’s Flash Cards!
Your Name
Henry Ford found that he could produce cars less expensively by
doing what? Using a moving assembly line.
Your Name
Which were popular activities in the 1920s?
Listening to sports and jazz on the radio; playing golf and tennis; attending baseball, football, and basketball games.
Your Name
Why did the stock market crash of 1929 occur?
More people wanted to sell stock than buy stock.
Your Name
How did the New Deal affect the federal government?
The federal government got more authority and more workers.
Your Name
World War II began in Europe when….?
Germany invaded Poland.
Your Name
The United States entered World War II the day after…?
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
Your Name
How did the United States government make sure there were enough supplies to send to soldiers overseas?
By rationing.
Your Name
Who did the United States government set up relocation camps for during World War II?
Japanese Americans.
Your Name
What was the Holocaust?
Hitler’s mass murder of European Jews and other groups.
Your Name
Why did Americans in the 1920s like installment buying?
They could enjoy the product before they had fully paid for it.
Your Name
Which industry did not grow in the 1920s?
Computer software.
Your Name
Identify the two sides that fought each other in World War II.
Axis Powers and Allied Powers.
Your Name
List the countries that first made up the Axis Powers.
Germany
Italy
Japan
Your Name
List the countries that first made up the Allied Powers.
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Your Name
Name three new technologies that were used for the first time in World War II.
Penicillin
Radar
Atomic Bomb
Your Name
Why did Japan surrender to the United States?
Too many people were killed by bombs.
Your Name
How did the United States help fight communism during the Cold War?
Using propaganda and media.
Your Name
What date was D Day?
1944
Your Name
What date was the Stock market crash?
1929
Your Name
What date was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
1941
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What date was the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
1945
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