Quiz 31, Chapter 18, pp. 344-351 Flashcards
1
Q
greatest hero of WW1
A
Alvin York
2
Q
baseball’s first great home-run hitter
A
'’Babe’’ Ruth
3
Q
FBI leader who took charge of the investigations into Communist activities
A
J. Edgar Hoover
4
Q
proposed Fourteen Points for world peace
A
Woodrow Wilson
5
Q
led American Expeditionary Force into Europe
A
John Pershing
6
Q
What nickname was given to the 1920s?
A
the ‘‘Roaring Twenties’’
7
Q
What was the theater district in New York City known as?
A
Broadway
8
Q
What invention has had the greatest impact on the average citizen?
A
automobile
9
Q
What invention helped make American factories the most productive in the world?
A
assembly line
10
Q
Name the first commercial broadcasting station in the US
A
KDKA
