vocab
What does Liberate mean?
to make free
Thomas Edison invented what?
The lightbulb
Who is Henry Ford
Invented the assembly line.
What medal is given to soldiers who show valor or bravery
The Medal of Honor
What were the last 2 states added to the Union?
Alaska and Hawaii
What does “free enterprise” mean?
The right to own a business and make money from it
who invented the telephone?
Alexander Grahm Bell
Norman Rockwell was a famous _____
Painter
Who showed bravery by parachuting into France during World War 2?
The 101st Airborne
What is the biggest state
Alaska
What is an immigrant?
A person who moves from one country to live in another
Who invented the airplane
the wright brothers
Who was the first African American major league baseball player
Jackie Robinson
What Native American language was used as a secret code in World War 2?
The Navajo language
What is Kilauea?
A volcano that is still active
What is Labor Day a celebration of?
American workers
Who invented windshield wipers.
Mary Anderson
Who were the first people to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
Soldiers who fight on foot are called
The Infantry
What is the smallest stae
Rhode Island
When there is a lot of something and not many people want it, the price goes down
Supply and Demand
Who invented breathing masks and the traffic light?
Garrett Morgan
Wrote the song God Bless America.
Irving Berlin
What is Purple Heart
Given to soldiers who have sacrificed in battle- either with their lives or with serious injury
Name 2 US territories
Puerto Rico
American Samoa
Virgin Islands
GUam