Countries that fought in WW1 were grouped according to the sides they took. Name the sides:
Allied Powers, Central Powers, Neutral Nations
First black American woman to head a federal agency
Mary McLeod Bethune
What was the Lusitania?
A British passenger liner boat
“Central Powers” was the name given to the group of countries that did what?
The name given to the group of countries that DID NOT take sides in WW1
Neutral Nations
“We” were allowed to use the Panama Canal
I invented the wireless telegraph
Guglielmo Maroni
190,000 miles
The teddy bear was made in honor of this US president
President Theodore Roosevelt
The name for German WW1 submarines
U-boats
We accompanied Rober Peary on his first expedition to the North Pole
Matthew Henson and 4 Eskimos
The leader of the first expedition to the North Pole
Robert Peary
The two forms of transportation that increased the speed and efficiency of mail delivery
Trains and Railroads
A penny saved is _______.
A penny earned
The group of countries that fought against Germans during WW1
Allied Powers (Allies)
The statement of loyalty to America published in 1892
Pledge of Allegiance
Theodore Rooselvelt
Two reasons why the US led the world in laying railroad
1. US led in steel production
2. US led in modern business management
A binding agreement between 2 or more countries to help each other in time of ___ is called an _______.
WW1 started because a _______ (country) U-boat fired a torpedo into the side of the ___________(name of the British passenger liner)
German; Lusitania
List the 5 major world powers in 1900
US, Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia
Name three famous American gospel preachers in the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s
DL Moody, RA Torrey, and Billy Sunday
To coordinate train travel to prevent crashes
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man _____________________.
Healthy, wealthy, and wise
The group of countries that fought with Germany in WW1
Central Powers