Download 5th Grade Social Studies Ch. 8 Vocabulary

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5
Grade Social
Studies Ch. 8
Vocabulary
Ms. Thornburg’s
Flash Cards!
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
Your Name
What date was the Bombing of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
1945
Your Name