6th Grade History Test 10 Flashcards
the first black-American woman to head a federal agency
Mary McLeod Bethune
the 16 white battleships that President Roosevelt sent on a world tour
Great White Fleet
the name of the famous mail train that traveled between New York and Chicago in 24 hours
Fast Mail
the difficult years of 1929-1939
the Great Depression
people who affirm the truth of the Bible
fundamentalists
the statement of loyalty to America written by Francis Bellamy
Pledge of Allegiance
toy made in honor of Theodor Roosevelt
teddy bear
Germany’s underwater boats
U-boats
November 11, the day we honor all those who have fought for our country in any war or served in our nation’s armed forced
Veterans Day
the dates of World War I
1914-1918
the incident that served as an excuse for the beginning of World War I
the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
the countries that sided with Germany in World War I were called
Central Powers
the countries that sided against Germany in World War I were called
Allied Powers
the President of the United States during World War I
Woodrow Wilson
the “unsinkable” ocean liner that sank off the coast of Newfoundland in 1912
the Titanic
the action which proved that Germany was a threat to the United States as well as to Europe
the sending of the Zimmerman Note
the man who wrote several books refuting the theory of evolution
Dr. Harry Rimmer
the first successful expedition to the North Pole was led by
Robert Peary
the famous railroad engineer who died while trying to save his passengers
Casey Jones
a British naturalist who rejected the Scriptures and developed the theory of evolution
Charles Darwin
standard time was instituted by ___ in the United States
railroads
the life expectancy of men in the 1900s was shorter/longer than it is today
shorter
this letter promised Mexico a part of the United States if it fought with Germany in World War I
Zimmermann Note
He invented the wireless telegraph
Guglielmo Marconi
He said, “The world must be made safe for democracy.”
Woodrow Wilson
World War I ended on this date.
November 11, 1918
He said, “Speak softly and carry a big stick.”
Theodore Roosevelt
The President who created jobs during the Great Depression with money the government did not have.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Over 100 Americans died when this British passenger liner and in May 1915
Lusitania
He said, “The strength of the nation depends upon the character of the people.”
Calvin Coolidge
The lawyer who won the Scopes trial against evolution
William Jennings Bryan
The professor who gave radio talks about the truth of the Bible and the falseness of modernism.
J. Gresham Machen
What were Theodore Roosevelt’s accomplishments as President? Discuss at least three of them.
Theodore Roosevelt believed that peace could be kept by diplomacy and by being prepared for war. Because of these beliefs, he strengthened our country’s defenses by increasing the number of American battleships and armored cruisers. He even sent some of them, “The Great White Fleet,” on a tour around the world to show hostile nations that we could not be attacked without grave consequences. he used his skill ind diplomacy to settle a war between Russia and Japan, an act that earned him the Nobel Prize for peace. He negotiated a treaty with Panama to allow the building of the Panama Canal. he also worked to conserve our forests and other natural resources.
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