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Test 10 - Chapter 12 Map Mastery 7, 14-15 Flashcards

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1
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What do we call November 11

A

Veteran’s Day

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2
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Who was the first black-American woman to head a federal agency?

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Mary Mcleod Bethune

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3
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Germany’s underwater boats called?

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U-boats

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What were the 16 white battleships that President Roosevelt sent on a world tour called?

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Great White Fleet

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5
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What toy was made in honor Theodore Roosevelt?

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Teddy Bear

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What was the name of the famous mail train that traveled between New York and Chicago in 24 hours?

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Fast Mail

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What do we call the statement of loyalty to America written by Francis Bellamy?

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Pledge of Allegiance

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8
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What are the difficult years of 1929-1939 called?

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the Great Depression

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9
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What are people called who affirm the truth of the Bible?

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fundamentalists

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10
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The dates of WWI

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1914-1918

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The countries that sided against Germany in WWI

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Allied Powers

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12
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What incident served as an excuse for the beginning of WWI

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the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

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The countries that sided with Germany in WWI

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Central Powers

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14
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The man who wrote several books refuting the theory of evolution

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Dr. Harry Rimmer

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The President of the US during WWI

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Woodrow Wilson

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The action which proved that Germany was a threat to the US as well as to Europe

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the sending of the Zimmerman Note

17
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The “unsinkable” ocean liner that sank off the coast of Newfoundland in 1912

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the Titanic

18
Q

The life expectancy of men in the 1900’s was _______ than it is today

A

shorter

19
Q

The first successful expedition to the North Pole was led by __________.

A

Robert Peary

20
Q

Standard time was instituted by ________ in the United States

A

railroads

21
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A British naturalist who rejected the Scriptures and developed the theory of evolution

A

Charles Darwin

22
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The famous railroad engineer who died while trying to save his passenger

A

Casey Jones

23
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The professor who gave radio talks about the truth of the Bible and the falseness of modernism

A

J. Gresham Machen

24
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This letter promised Mexico a part of the US if it fought with Germany in WWI

A

Zimmermann Note

25
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He invented the wireless telegraph

A

Guglielmo Marconi

26
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The lawyer who won the Scopes trial against evolution

A

William Jennings Bryan

27
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He said, “The world must be made safe for democracy.”

A

Woodrow Wilson

28
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He said, “The strength of the nation depends upon the character of the people.”

A

Calvin Coolidge

29
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World War I ended on what date?

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November 11, 1918

30
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He said “Speak softly and carry a big stick”

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Theodore Roosevelt

31
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Over 100 Americans died when this British passenger liner sank in May 1915

A

Lusitania

32
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The President who created jobs during the Great Depression with money the government did not have

A

Franklin D. Roosevelt

33
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What were Theodore Roosevelt’s accomplishments as President? Be able to discuss at least 3

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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 tour around the world to show hostile nations that we could not be attacked without grave consequences. He used his skills in 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.

34
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Know the following locations

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Pico Duarte, Queen Elizabeth Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Mt. St. Helens, Lesser Antilles, Mt. Elbert, Mount Aconcagua, Galapagos Islands, Mt. Whitney, Mauna Kea, Falkland Islands, Chihuahuan Desert, Mt. Mitchell, Victoria Island

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