Inventions
What invention crossed the United States in the 1860s and improved transportation? (P.S. this invention also caused Native Americans to lose their land)
Railroad or Transcontinental Railroad
Which dictator of Germany started World War II?
Hitler
What is the word for a government system that allows people to vote, have individual freedoms, and be treated equally?
Democracy
Who is the President who implemented the New Deal?
Roosevelt or FDR
What action do labor unions take when they stop working to demand higher pay?
Strike
Which invention changed both transportation AND warfare? This device helped people travel far distances AND drop more bombs.
Airplane
Which war was started by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand I?
World War I
What is the word for when farmers grow too many crops, causing prices to go down and farmers to make less money?
Overproduction
Who was the President who believed the United States should become more assertive in Latin America and build the Panama Canal during the early 1900s?
Teddy Roosevelt
What group of people did some Americans fear because they believed they would bring in communism from other countries?
Immigrants
Which invention revolutionized the economy by allowing people to work during the night and also provide energy to factories in any part of the country?
Electricity
Which war involved fighting in both Cuba and Spain?
Spanish-American War
What is the word for the economic system in which the government controls all property and business activity?
Communism
Who was the President during World War I who initially wanted to stay neutral but later decided to enter the war?
Wilson
What is the name for the policy that allowed all nations to trade with China equally?
Open Door Policy
What is the name of the method that sped up the process of manufacturing automobiles by assigning everybody only one job?
Assembly Line
What country did Germany propose an alliance with during World War I? (Hint: the Zimmerman Telegram)
Mexico
What is the word for the movement that believed the government should make America more safe, healthy, and fair? (Hint: This movement also believe in eugenics and limiting immigration.)
Progressive
Who was the wealthy owner of a steel corporation who believed wealthy people should make money to donate it to education?
Andrew Carnegie
What is the name of the British ship that Germany blew up, killing 128 Americans?
Lusitania
Which invention helped people with their chores but also took women's jobs?
Washing Machine
What were three requirements of the Treaty of Versailles that Germany had to follow?
1. Reduce Military Size
2. Give Up Territory
3. Pay $33 Billion
4. Admit Fault For World War I
What is the American policy that European nations must stay out of Latin America and that the United States can intervene in Latin America if they do not pay debts?
Monroe Doctrine
Booker T. Washington
What is the name of the African-American leader who believed African-Americans should demand equality IMMEDIATELY because it is their right?
W.E.B. DuBois