Vocabulary
America in the 19th century
Popes of the Twentieth Century
Historical Events of the 20th century
Catholic Church events, people and document
100
Acouncil of all the country's bishops
What is a plenary council?
100
The year/event which resulted in full religious freedom for all Americans
What is 1783 (the year that America won its independence from England).
100
Pope from 1922-1939, he issued Quadragesimo Anno which focused on the need to create a just society
Who is Pope Pius XI?
100
In October, 1929 this event saw the prices of stock fall and life savings lost
What is the stock market crash?
100
The document in which Pope John XXIII called for "establishing peace in truth, justice, charity and liberty."
What is Pacem in Terris (Peace on Earth)?
200
A term that symbolically represents the division of Europe into an eastern and western part in the years after World War II?
What is the Iron Curtain?
200
During the 19th century, there were this number of plenary councils
What is three?
200
When he was elected pope in 1963, he continued the work of Vatican II.
Who is Pope Paul VI?
200
The first Catholic president of the United States.
Who is John Fitzgerald Kennedy?
200
He was named archbishop for the military services of the United States during World War II.
Who is Francis Cardinal Spellman?
300
The Italian word for "bringing up to date"
What is aggriornamento?
300
This was the most divisive issue for American Catholics during the early and mid 1800s
What is slavery?
300
As pope during World War I, he continually called for peace and humanitarian assistance to those affected by war.
Who is Pope Benedict XV?
300
From 1914-1918, this event resulted in the deaths of 9 million soldiers and countless millions of civilians.
What is World War I?
300
This ecumencal council, which was held from October 11, 1962 to December 8, 1965, was attended by over 2500 bishops and resulted in sixteen documents.
What is Vatican II?
400
The French word for "turning back to the sources"
What is ressourcement?
400
In 1908, the pope declared that the United States, with a population of over ______ Catholics, was no longer a missionary country
What is 12 million?
400
As pope from 1939-1958, denounced the ideologies of Nazism and Communism.
Who is Pope Pius XII?
400
The term for the period in 1930 America during which farmers lost their farms, businesses failed, people lost their homes and banks failed
What is the Great Depression?
400
The given name of Pope John XXIII.
What is Angelo Guiseppe Roncalli?
500
The Latin phrase that means "We have a pope."
What is "Habemus papam"?
500
The book from which young American Catholics learned their faith from the 1880's until the 1960's
What is the Baltimore Catechism?
500
As pope from 1958-1962, he called the Second Vatican Council.
Who is Pope John XXIII?
500
Conflict in Europe that lasted from 1939-1945.
What is World War II?
500
This document signed bye Pope Pius XI and Benito Mussolini recognized Vatican City as an independent, sovereign state.
What is the Lateran Treaty of 1929?
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