Try making cards that mimic the situations you plan on using the information in. Sort of like a choose-your-own adventure game. For example:

“You’re at a conference and you start talking to someone about [The Great Depression.] What are some key points to remember?”

Then have an outline or key points on the reverse card. This works better than simply filling in the blank Cloze cards.

Basically, every piece of information or memory has a trigger. The trick is to make this trigger relevant to the scenarios in which you want to use the information, rather than just other words in the Anki card.