GOVERNMENT/NYS
The three branches of government
What is executive, judicial and legislative?
WHAT WAS THE LARGEST SHIP in 1912 that sank. WHAT HAPPENED. ABOUT HOW MANY DIED?
RMS TITANIC. HIT ICEBURG & SANK. OVER 1,500 DIED. CARRYING OVER 2,200 passengers.
Made a camera that brought photography to the general public. Before this time cameras were heavy, complicated, and expensive. COMPANY WAS CALLED?
George Eastman. KODAK
NAME the 3 WARS we learned about.
What is the CIVIL WAR, WW1(GREAT WAR) and WW2
FOUGHT for WOMENS RIGHT TO VOTE.
WHO is Susan B. Anthony?
NAME 5 facts about NYS
STATE symbols: rose, eastern bluebird, beaver
11th state added
capitol Albany
borders
WHERE was the first Olympics from? WHEN IS IT HELD? HOW MANY COUNTRIES COMPETE?
ANCIENT GREECE-OLYMPIA
Athletes from more than 200 countries compete in them. The Olympics include the Summer Games and the Winter Games. Each is held in a different country once every four years.
It was a time of hope, prosperity, and cultural change. With the economy and the stock market booming, people were spending money on entertainment and consumer goods. Advances in industry allowed the average person to buy goods such as automobiles for the first time. Women were newly empowered by gaining the right to vote.
What is THE ROARING 20s?
WHO fought in the CIVIL WAR
WHEN? and who WON? and WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME?
NORTH(UNION) and SOUTH(Confederate).. 1861 to 1865.. ENDED SLAVERY
Famous American artist known for his paintings, especially the covers he did for The Saturday Evening Post.
Who is NORMAN ROCKWELL?
Who is in charge of EACH BRANCH?
Executive-president
Legislative-Congress (House of Representatives & Senate)
Judicial- Supreme Court
WHO WAS THE FIRST MAN IN SPACE? WHAT COUNTRY? WHAT was the name of the spacecraft?
On April 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin from RUSSIA was the first man to orbit the Earth in the spacecraft Vostok I.
3 FACTS about STATUE of LIBERTY
The statue is made of copper, which has turned green due to oxidation. The crown of the statue has 7 spikes, which represent the 7 continents and 7 seas. The Statue of Liberty tablet holds the date July 4, 1776, written in Roman numerals.
STARTED in 1914 until 1918.. between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. Allied Powers were France, Russia, and Britain. The United States also fought on the side of the Allies after 1917. The Central Powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.
LONGEST SERVING PRESIDENT. HOW MANY YEARS?
Franklin D. Roosevelt, serving for 12 years. 1933 until his death in 1945. He is also the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms
TELL ME WHAT ARE CHECKS and BALANCES and name one branch who checks the other and how.
President in the executive branch can veto those laws with a Presidential Veto
the legislative branch can override that veto with enough votes, impeach president
President nominates Supreme Court justices
judicial branch can declare those acts unconstitutional.
WHO WON THE SPACE RACE? WHAT was name of the space craft? WHAT YEAR?
U.S.
APOLLO 11
1969
A secret organization that existed in the United States before the Civil War. Helped escaped enslaved people from the South to reach places of safety in the North or in Canada.
What is the UNDERGROUND RAILROAD?
WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE WORLD WAR 2? NAME TWO EVENTS with dates and details.
STOCK MARKET CRISES-Black Thursday, October 24, 1929, but the worst day was Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929. value of stocks fell dramatically over the course of several days at the end of October. Many people lost all of their savings and ended up losing their homes. Businesses had to layoff employees or go bankrupt.
GREAT DEPRESSION- 1929-1939(10 yrs.) unemployment rose to around 25%, banks failed across the country, and hundreds of thousands of businesses went bankrupt. By 1932 about 12 to 13 million people were out of work. DUST BOWL
Incredibly wealthy by starting the Standard Oil Company, which controlled most of the oil industry in the United States
WHO IS ROCKEFELLER?
TELL ME 5 facts about ERIE CANAL.
1. 363 miles long
2. Lake Erie to Hudson River
3. Built in 1817 took 8 years until 1825
4. Start digging in Rome, NY
5. Started in July 4th.
6. How locks work.
HOW MANY PLANES were hijacked in 9/11? WHERE DID THEY ALL GO?
Built in the early 1950s, is one of the oldest components of the National Interstate Highway System and one of the longest toll roads in the nation.
WHAT is Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway? (NYS THRUWAY)
WHEN DID WW2 START, HOW LONG, WHO FOUGHT, WHO WON & WHO WAS PRESIDENT?
1939-1945 Axis powers and the Allies. Germany, Italy, and Japan were the major Axis powers. The major Allies were the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom(Great Britain), and France. China also aided the Allies. More people died in World War II than in any other war. ALLIES WON. PRESIDENT FDR FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
Brave abolitionist who bravely helped enslaved people escape to freedom along the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?