History 01
Who was the first black-American woman to head a federal agency?
Mary McLeod Bethune
What do we call the statement of loyalty to America written by Francis Bellamy?
Pledge of Allegiance
What incident served as an excuse for the beginning of Worls War I ?
the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
true/false
The first successful expedition to the North Pole was led by Robert Peary.
true
What were the 16 white battleships that President Roosevelt sent on a world tour called?
Great White Fleet
What toy was made in honor of Theodore Roosevelt?
teddy bear
The countries that sided with Germany in World War I were called the ?
true/false
The famous railroad engineer who died while trying to save his passengers was Matthew Henson.
Casey Jones
What was the name of the famous mail train that traveled between New York and Chicago in 24 hours?
Fast Mail
What were Germany's underwater boats called?
U-boats
The President of the United States during World War I was ?
Woodrow Wilson
A British naturalist who rejected the Scriptures and developed the theory of evolution was Billy Sunday.
Charles Darwin
What are the difficult years affirm 1929-1939 called?
the Great Depression
What do we call November 11, the day we honor those who have fought for our country in any war or several in our nation's armed forces?
Veterans Day
The unsinkable ocean liner that sank off the coast of Newfoundland in 1921 was?
the Titanic
Standard time was instituted by factories in the Unites States .
railroads
What are people called who affirm the truth of the Bible?
fundamentalists
The dates of World War I are?
1914-1918
The action which proved that Germany was a threat to the United States as well as to Europe was?
the sending of the Zimmermann Note
The life expectancy of men in the 1900's was shorter than it is today.
true