Test 10 Flashcards
The countries that sided AGAINST Germany in World War I were called
The Allied Powers
The countries that sided WITH Germany during World War I were called
The Central Powers
This is the incident that served as an excuse for the beginning of World War I
The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
World War I took place during these dates
1914-1918
This is the day that we call November 11. It is the day that we honor all those who have fought for our country in any war or served in our nation’s armed forces.
Veterans Day
The German underwater submarines were called
U-boats
This toy was made in honor of Theodore Roosevelt
The teddy bear
This is the statement of loyalty to America written by Francis Bellamy
The Pledge of Allegiance
This is the name for people who affirm the truth of the Bible
The Fundamentalists
This is the name of the difficult years of 1929-1939
The Great Depression
This is the name of the famous mail train that traveled between New York and Chicago in 24 hours
Fast Mail
This is the name for the 16 white battleships that President Roosevelt sent on a world tour
Great White Fleet
This is the first black American woman to head a federal agency
Mary McLeod Bethune
This man was President of the United States during World War I
Woodrow Wilson
This is the name for the “unsinkable ocean liner that sank off the coat of Newfoundland
The Titanic
This is the action which proved that Germany was a threat to the United States as well as to Europe
Sending the Zimmerman Note
This man wrote several books refuting the theory of evolution
Dr. Harry Rimmer
This man led the first successful expedition to the North Pole
Robert Peary
This man was a famous railroad engineer who died while trying to save his passengers
Casey Jones
This man was the 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 or 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
The Zimmerman Note
This man invented the wireless telegraph
Guglielmo Marconi
This man said, “The world must be made safe for democracy.”
Woodrow Wilson
World War I ended on this date
November 11, 1918
This man said “Speak softly and carry a big stick.”
Theodore Roosevelt
This was the President who created jobs during the Great Depression with money the government did not have
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This is the name of the British ocean liner that sank and 100 Americans died.
Lusitania
This man said, “The strength of the nation depends upon the character of the people.”
Calvin Coolidge
This is the name of the lawyer who won the Scopes trail against evolution
William Jennings Bryan
The profession who gave radio talks about the truth of the Bible and falseness of modernism.
J.Gresham Machen
What did Theodore Roosevelt accomplish as president?
- That peace could be kept by diplomacy and by being prepared by war.
- Because of this belief, Roosevelt strengthened our country’s defenses by increasing the number of American battleships and armored cruisers.
- He used his skill in diplomacy to settle a war between Russia and Japan. He won the Nobel Peace Prize as a result.
- He negotiated a treaty with Panama to allow th building of the Panama Canal.
- He worked to conserve our forests and other natural resources
