Westward Expansion
The railroad that allowed massive amounts of goods to be transported quickly across the US was called the _________________ Railroad
Transcontinental
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
What year did WWI start?
1914
Which event in Hawaii caused the US to enter WWII?
The attack on Pearl Harbor
The Cold War was considered "cold" because ____________________.
There was no actual fighting.
Which race was forced to move onto reservations and change their culture to fit the "new" way of life in America?
Native Americans
Who invented the sewing machine? (His last name is now a popular sewing machine brand)
What year did the US enter the war?
1917
Which German political leader was in power during WWII?
Hitler
Which two countries were involved in the Cold War?
The US & the Soviet Union
What was the main reason Americans wanted to spread westward and colonize?
They believed they were destined to.
Who invented the first car? (His last name is a popular car brand)
Henry Ford
What year did the war end?
1918
Why were women so important during WWII although they couldn't fight in the war?
They ran the armaments industry while the men were away
Who supposedly landed on the moon first?
The US
Many Americans had faced hardships while trying to farm in the West. Name one of those hardships.
grasshoppers, dry soil, dry weather, fires, shipping costs
Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
There were 5 main reasons for the start of the war. Name one of them.
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Who was president in the US during the war?
Truman
White Lightning Road in Homer, LA is named after a famous event in history. Which event was it?
Prohibition
A&M (as in Texas A&M) stands for ____________ & ______________.
Agricultural and Mechanical
Who invented the Bunsen burner?
Edwin Drake
Which country was forced to take the blame for WWI?
Germany
The US dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan to end the war. What were the bombs called?
Fat Man & Little Boy
What was considered the "spark" of the Great Depression?
The stock market crash of 1929