Test 9, Chapters 15-18 Flashcards
In the _____ boundary Dispute, the US determined to enforce the Monroe Doctrine without relying on Britain.
Venezuelan
Who is known as the father of modern socialism?
Karl Marx
George Washington Carver developed hundreds of uses for the
peanut
What great evangelist was a former shoe salesman?
D.L. Moody
What was Louis Sullivan’s occupation?
architect
What letter written by the Spanish ambassador to Cuba infuriated the American people?
Delome letter
What man helped rid the Panama Canal zone of infectious diseases?
William Gorgas
Whose Presidency suffered the Teapot Dome scandal?
Warren G. Harding
The Spanish-American War grew out of a conflict in
Cuba
Who led the volunteer American forces called the Rough Riders?
Theodore Roosevelt
The US purchased ____ for $20 million in 1898.
the Philippines
What wealthy industrialist and philanthropist made his fortune in the steel business?
Andrew Carnegie
What President sent the Great White Fleet around the world?
Theodore Roosevelt
Who was DL Moody’s song leader
Ira Sankey
What amendment prohibited the sale and consumption of alcohol?
18th
What was a common type of housing for settlers on the prairie?
sod houses
Which chief was the leader of the Apache Indian tribe?
Geronimo
Who led the American expeditionary force during World War I?
General Pershing
Which amendment made income tax legal?
16th
Dr. Walter Reed and Carlos Finlay worked together to control which disease?
yellow fever
DL Moody founded the Moody Bible Institute in the city of
Chicago
Senator ________ was known as “Battlin’ Bob” by early Progressives.
Robert La Follette
The “Lone Eagle” was a nickname for _____.
Charles Lindbergh
The Populist Party included those who supported a “______” policy.
free silver
The Scopes “monkey trial” was a _____ for evolutionists.
defeat
The Brooklyn Bridge was designed and built by the _____.
Roeblings
Theodore Roosevelt became President after the assassination of President _________.
William McKinley
President Roosevelt won a Nobel Prize for helping to end the _________ War.
Russo-Japanese
The most popular American poet in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was
James Whitcomb Riley
Germany, Bulgaria, and Austria-Hungary formed the ____.
Central Powers
founded Union Oil company
Lyman Stewart
made the first solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic
Charles Lindbergh
sponsored the Pendleton Civil Service Act
Chester A Arthur
his death led to the Pendleton Civil Service Act
James Garfield
his assassination sparked World War I
Archduke Ferdinand
President during World War I
Woodrow Wilson
wrote a corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
Theodore Roosevelt
first President to serve two non-consecutive terms
Grover Cleveland
promoted free trade in China
Open Door Policy
opened the Great Plains for settlement
Homestead Act
regulated railroads
Interstate commerce Act
assured product safety and quality
Pure Food and Drug Act
provided for examination for political office seekers
Pendleton Act
The composer ______ wrote “Blessed Assurance” and many other famous hymns.
Fanny Crosby
President _____ was the only US President to be inaugurated by his father.
Calvin Coolidge
The best-known hero of WW I was
Alvin York
Oliver Kelly founded a national organization to farm families known as
the Grange
The Zimmermann Note promised land to ____ in return for helping Germany in the war.
Mexico
What cavalry commander was killed at the battle of Little Bighorn?
George Custer
What ocean liner struck an iceberg and sank in 1912?
Titanic
between what years did WW I take place?
1914-1918
What was the first automobile produced on an assembly line?
Model T
what was a popular nickname for American infantrymen during WW I?
doughboys
Who invented the incandescent light bulb?
Thomas Alva Edison
Who said, “Speak softly and carry a big stick”?
Theodore Roosevelt
What American battleship blew up in the harbor at Havana, Cuba?
the Maine
How were the philosophies of John Dewey harmful to American Education?
Dewey applied evolution to the classroom. Because he felt that man was an animal and shaped by his environment, permissiveness in the classroom would, in Dewey’s thinking, lead to higher development. To Dewey, social adjustment was more important than academic learning; this eliminates individual accountability and responsibility. Academic and moral breakdown soon followed.
You will label the following on the map of Central America:
Belize, Gulf of Panama, Lake Nicaragua, Panama Canal, Gulf of Honduras, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica
