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8th History - America > Test 9, Chapters 15-18 > Flashcards

Test 9, Chapters 15-18 Flashcards

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1
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In the _____ boundary Dispute, the US determined to enforce the Monroe Doctrine without relying on Britain.

A

Venezuelan

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2
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Who is known as the father of modern socialism?

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Karl Marx

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3
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George Washington Carver developed hundreds of uses for the

A

peanut

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4
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What great evangelist was a former shoe salesman?

A

D.L. Moody

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5
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What was Louis Sullivan’s occupation?

A

architect

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What letter written by the Spanish ambassador to Cuba infuriated the American people?

A

Delome letter

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What man helped rid the Panama Canal zone of infectious diseases?

A

William Gorgas

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8
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Whose Presidency suffered the Teapot Dome scandal?

A

Warren G. Harding

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9
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The Spanish-American War grew out of a conflict in

A

Cuba

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10
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Who led the volunteer American forces called the Rough Riders?

A

Theodore Roosevelt

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11
Q

The US purchased ____ for $20 million in 1898.

A

the Philippines

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12
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What wealthy industrialist and philanthropist made his fortune in the steel business?

A

Andrew Carnegie

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13
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What President sent the Great White Fleet around the world?

A

Theodore Roosevelt

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14
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Who was DL Moody’s song leader

A

Ira Sankey

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15
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What amendment prohibited the sale and consumption of alcohol?

A

18th

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16
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What was a common type of housing for settlers on the prairie?

A

sod houses

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17
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Which chief was the leader of the Apache Indian tribe?

A

Geronimo

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18
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Who led the American expeditionary force during World War I?

A

General Pershing

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19
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Which amendment made income tax legal?

A

16th

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20
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Dr. Walter Reed and Carlos Finlay worked together to control which disease?

A

yellow fever

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21
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DL Moody founded the Moody Bible Institute in the city of

A

Chicago

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22
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Senator ________ was known as “Battlin’ Bob” by early Progressives.

A

Robert La Follette

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23
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The “Lone Eagle” was a nickname for _____.

A

Charles Lindbergh

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24
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The Populist Party included those who supported a “______” policy.

A

free silver

25
Q

The Scopes “monkey trial” was a _____ for evolutionists.

A

defeat

26
Q

The Brooklyn Bridge was designed and built by the _____.

A

Roeblings

27
Q

Theodore Roosevelt became President after the assassination of President _________.

A

William McKinley

28
Q

President Roosevelt won a Nobel Prize for helping to end the _________ War.

A

Russo-Japanese

29
Q

The most popular American poet in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was

A

James Whitcomb Riley

30
Q

Germany, Bulgaria, and Austria-Hungary formed the ____.

A

Central Powers

31
Q

founded Union Oil company

A

Lyman Stewart

32
Q

made the first solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic

A

Charles Lindbergh

33
Q

sponsored the Pendleton Civil Service Act

A

Chester A Arthur

34
Q

his death led to the Pendleton Civil Service Act

A

James Garfield

35
Q

his assassination sparked World War I

A

Archduke Ferdinand

36
Q

President during World War I

A

Woodrow Wilson

37
Q

wrote a corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

A

Theodore Roosevelt

38
Q

first President to serve two non-consecutive terms

A

Grover Cleveland

39
Q

promoted free trade in China

A

Open Door Policy

40
Q

opened the Great Plains for settlement

A

Homestead Act

41
Q

regulated railroads

A

Interstate commerce Act

42
Q

assured product safety and quality

A

Pure Food and Drug Act

43
Q

provided for examination for political office seekers

A

Pendleton Act

44
Q

The composer ______ wrote “Blessed Assurance” and many other famous hymns.

A

Fanny Crosby

45
Q

President _____ was the only US President to be inaugurated by his father.

A

Calvin Coolidge

46
Q

The best-known hero of WW I was

A

Alvin York

47
Q

Oliver Kelly founded a national organization to farm families known as

A

the Grange

48
Q

The Zimmermann Note promised land to ____ in return for helping Germany in the war.

A

Mexico

49
Q

What cavalry commander was killed at the battle of Little Bighorn?

A

George Custer

50
Q

What ocean liner struck an iceberg and sank in 1912?

A

Titanic

51
Q

between what years did WW I take place?

A

1914-1918

52
Q

What was the first automobile produced on an assembly line?

A

Model T

53
Q

what was a popular nickname for American infantrymen during WW I?

A

doughboys

54
Q

Who invented the incandescent light bulb?

A

Thomas Alva Edison

55
Q

Who said, “Speak softly and carry a big stick”?

A

Theodore Roosevelt

56
Q

What American battleship blew up in the harbor at Havana, Cuba?

A

the Maine

57
Q

How were the philosophies of John Dewey harmful to American Education?

A

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.

58
Q

You will label the following on the map of Central America:

A

Belize, Gulf of Panama, Lake Nicaragua, Panama Canal, Gulf of Honduras, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica

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