Wars
Over 50,000 soldiers were killed or wounded in this three-day Civil War battle in PA, the largest and deadliest of the conflict.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
The city where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
What is Washington D.C.?
President that served from 1861-1865.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The character revealed to be Mrs. Livingston at the end of the book.
Who is Bella?
What is "We the People"?
This exact time and date was when the Armistice of WWI went into effect.
What is November 11, 1918 at 11:00am?
This state is where the Golden Spike was hit to complete the transcontinental railroad.
President responsible for creating the New Deal, emphasizing Relief, Recovery, and Reform during the Great Depression.
Who is FDR?
Nickname given to people who continue to work through a strike.
What is a scab?
Country where Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated to spark WWI.
What is Bosnia-Herzgovina?
More soldiers died from disease than from battle wounds in this American war.
What is the Civil War?
Caribbean Island that became a U.S. territory as a result of the Spanish-American war.
What is Puerto Rico?
President during WWI.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
Symbollic item that the girls gather around to keep their motivation through a tough winter.
What is a rose?
This Union strategy aimed to suffocate the Confederacy by blockading southern ports and controlling the Mississippi River
What is the anaconda plan?
In WWI, this country mobilized over 4 million soldiers, with approximately 116,000 of them losing their lives.
What is the United States?
Country where the United States built a canal in 1914.
What is Panama?
President who led the rough riders in the Battle of San Juan hill and was known for his "Big Stick" diplomacy.
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
Character that Bella is in love with for most of the book, who happens to be her cousin.
Who is Pietro?
Name given to the figure used to recruit individuals into the military during WWI.
Who is Uncle Sam?
This major World War I battle in 1918 saw over 1 million American troops fight, resulting in 26,000 American deaths.
What is the Meuse-Argonne Offensive?
State where the Battle of Vicksburg during the Civil War was fought.
What is Mississippi?
Controversial president who took over after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
Small Jewish village in which Rahel and Yetta lived before immigrating to the U.S.
What is a shtetl?
Violent riots aimed at persecuting Jewish communities in Russia led by Czar Nicholas II
What are pogroms?