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Names
Why
Fill in the Blank
World War 1
100

Countries that fought in WW1 were grouped according to the sides they took.  Name the sides:

Allied Powers, Central Powers, Neutral Nations

100

First black American woman to head a federal agency

Mary McLeod Bethune

100

What was the Lusitania?

A British passenger liner boat

100

“Central Powers” was the name given to the group of countries that did what?

Fought with Germany in WW1
100

The name given to the group of countries that DID NOT take sides in WW1

Neutral Nations

200

“We” were allowed to use the Panama Canal

All nations NOT at war with the US
200

I invented the wireless telegraph

Guglielmo Maroni

200
The number of miles of railroad track in 1900

190,000 miles

200

The teddy bear was made in honor of this US president

President Theodore Roosevelt

200

The name for German WW1 submarines

U-boats

300

We accompanied Rober Peary on his first expedition to the North Pole

Matthew Henson and 4 Eskimos

300

The leader of the first expedition to the North Pole

Robert Peary

300

The two forms of transportation that increased the speed and efficiency of mail delivery

Trains and Railroads

300

A penny saved is _______.

A penny earned

300

The group of countries that fought against Germans during WW1

Allied Powers (Allies)

400

The statement of loyalty to America published in 1892

Pledge of Allegiance

400
I was the first American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Theodore Rooselvelt

400

Two reasons why the US led the world in laying railroad

1. US led in steel production

2. US led in modern business management

400

A binding agreement between 2 or more countries to help each other in time of ___ is called an _______.

War; alliance
400

WW1 started because a _______ (country) U-boat fired a torpedo into the side of the ___________(name of the British passenger liner)

German; Lusitania

500

List the 5 major world powers in 1900

US, Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia

500

Name three famous American gospel preachers in the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s

DL Moody, RA Torrey, and Billy Sunday

500
“Standard time” originated because of this.

To coordinate train travel to prevent crashes

500

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man _____________________.

Healthy, wealthy, and wise

500

The group of countries that fought with Germany in WW1

Central Powers

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