Chpt 15-16 (CW and Reconstruction)
The Civil War began when the ___________ attacked the _________ at the Battle of Fort ___________?
South, North, Sumter
Who was the president that was known for his conservationism and saving the National parks around the US? (he has a nickname)
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
Many growing cities were becoming overcrowded with immigrants and rural families moving to the big city. This caused ____________ (places that they lived) to be unsanitary and unhealthy for many Americans.
tenements or apartments
Duke Ellington and Langston Hughes were two African Americans who helped to show the importance of African Americans to our culture in this city in New York? (Think Renaissance)
Harlem
What was America practicing at the start of WW2?
What caused the US to get involved in WW2?
Neutrality
the bombings at Pearl Harbor
The major result of the Civil War was that it _____________ the nation and created one ____________ government
a) weakened, strengthened
b) strengthened, monarchy
c) strengthened, central
d) weakened, central
Who created the Model-T car and the assembly line?
Henry Ford
DAILY DOUBLE! (DOUBLE YOUR POINTS IF CORRECT)
What were the M. A. I. N. points of the first World War? (tell me each letter and what they stand for)
M- Militarism
A- Alliances
I- Imperialism
N- Nationalism
John Scopes, a catholic science teacher, was tried in the Supreme Court because he tried to teach _________ to his students?
Evolution
When the US got involved with the war, they worked with several Allied countries to attack Germany on a special day. What was another name for this day?
D-Day
Destruction Day
Demolition Day
Who was the man that assassinated Abraham Lincoln and what "radical" group did he represent?
John Wilkes Booth, Radical Republicans
Besides cars, can you name two other industrial inventions that were created during this time? (think Fireside chats and kitchens)
Radios and electric appliances (stoves, dishwashers, laundry)
What caused the start of WW1? Who was assassinated and what countries were involved?
What was the 18th amendment? Think of women's voices finally being heard over their husbands lack of family, care for their children.
Prohibition (banning of alcohol)
What are the two names of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan that would end WW2?
Fat man and little boy
What was the 13th amendment and who gave the speech, the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abolishing of slavery, Abraham Lincoln
Samuel Gompers (the creator of the American Federation of Labor) helped to create _________workdays and __________ wages?
a)longer, shorter
b) shorter, lower
c) longer, lower
d) shorter, higher
d) shorter, higher
What two events forced the US to get involved in WW1?
The sinking of the Lu____________
and the Zim___________ tele__________
Lusitania
Zimmerman Telegram
speakeasies
How many times did the Soviet Union and the US fire upon each other in the Cold War?
0 (no bullets were shot at one another per se...but they fought in the Vietnam and Korean Wars)
After Lincoln's presidency, Ulysses S. Grant took office. However, what caused his presidency to be quickly "derailed"? (think of government jobs)
His friends were appointed to government jobs and were in too many scandals.
Melting Pot was when a multitude of languages and nationalities lived together and learned to work together in big cities.
Due to all of the men heading to the field for battles, who ran the farms and factories back home? (TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS)
Women and African Americans
DAILY DOUBLE (DOUBLE YOUR POINTS)
What caused the stock market crash of 1929? (think of goods)
What is the name of the natural disasters that blew dirt all over towns, homes and farms in the great plains, causing illness and death to the people?
Overproduction of Goods
Dust Bowl
Double pointer
What was one of the causes of the JFK assassination? (think about the Cuban _________ Crisis
What was the name of the US space shuttle that was the first to reach the moon? (___________ 11)
Missile
Apollo 11