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History Chapter 12

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List the five major word powers in 1900.
United States, Great Britain, France, Germany and Russia
What was the average life expectancy in 1900?
men 46 women 48
What is the average life expectancy for men and women today?
men 74 women 79
What is the statement of loyalty to America first published in 1892?
Pledge of Allegiance
Who was the first black women to head a federal agency?
Mary McLeod Bethune
List two familiar sayings children often heard in 1900.
A penny saved is a penny earned. Waste not, want not.
List three famous American gospel preachers who preached in the U.S. during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
1. Gypsy Smith 2. G. Campbell Morgan, F.B. Meyer
What form of transportation increased the speed and efficiency of mail delivery?
mail train
How did standard time originate?
The railroads instituted standard time.
What toy was made in honor of the 26th President of the U.S.?
teddy bear
Name the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize for peace.
Theodore Roosevelt
What year did the Panama Canal open? What countries were eligible to use it?
1914 all nations not at war with the United States
Who led the first expedition to reach the North Pole? Who accompanied him?
Robert Peary 4 Eskimos and his black friend Matthew Henson
What were the 16 white battleships that President Roosevelt sent on a world tour called?
The Great White Fleet
Name of the famous mail train that traveled between New York and Chicago in 24 hours?
Fast Mail
What are the difficult years of 1929-1939 called?
The Great Depression
What are people called who affirm the truth of the Bible?
Fundamentalist
Who was the President of the U.S. during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
What were Germany's underwater boats called?
U-boats
What do we call Nov. 11, the day we honor all those who served in our nation's armed forces?
Veteran's Day
What year did WWI begin? What year did it end?
1914-1918
What incident served as an excuse for the beginning of World War I?
The assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand and his wife
Countries that sided with Germany in WWI were called?
Central Powers
The countries that sided against Germany in WWI were called?
Allies
Name the "unsinkable" ocean liner that sank of the coast of Newfoundland in 1912?
Titantic
What was the action that proved Germany was a threat to the U.S. during WWI?
Zimmerman Note
Name the man who wrote several books refuting the theory of evolution.
Dr. Harry Rimmer
Who was the famous railroad engineer who died trying to save his passengers?
Casey Jones
Who was the British naturalist who rejected the Scriptures and developed the theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin
Who invented the wireless telegraph?
Guglielmo Marconi
Who said "The world must be made safe for democracy" ?
President Woodrow Wilson
What date did WWI end?
November 11, 1918
Who said "Speak softly and carry a big stick"?
Theodore Roosevelt
Name the ship that sank in May 1915 killing over 100 American passengers.
Lusitania
Who said "The strength of a nation depends upon the character of the people"?
Calvin Coolidge
Name the lawyer who won the Scopes trial against evolution.
William Jennings Bryan
Name the professor who gave radio talks about the truth of the Bible and the falseness of modernism.
J. Gresham Machen
Name Theodore Roosevelt's accomplishments as President?
First American to win Nobel Prize
26th President
Strengthens our country defenses
Panama Canal
Great White Fleet
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