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Teddy Roosevelt
World War 1
Vocabulary
Britany
Urbanization
100

Teddy is short for what name?

Theodore

100

Whose assassination sparked WW1?

a. Franz Ferdinand

b. Woodrow Wilson

c. Buster Keaton

Franz Ferdinand

100

What was prohibition?

Made alcohol illegal. 

100

Do I prefer cats or dogs?

Cats

100

What was urbanization?

cities grew rapidly because of the amount of factory jobs.

200

What famous stuffed animal is named after President Roosevelt?

Teddy Bears

200

True or False

America was excited to enter the war and did so as quickly as they could. 

False, America avoided entering the war and only did so when Germany sunk the Lusitania

200

What was suffrage?

The fight for votes for women.

200

When is my birthday? OR my Zodiac sign?

March 5

Pisces

200
Who were the Muckrakers?

Journalists, authors and people committed to showing the dark side of urbanization.

300

Roosevelt's policy was to "Speak softly and carry a..." what?

big stick

300

WW1 was fought in a way that was rough and resulted in a specific horrific illness, they dug into the ground to fight from inside. What were the dug outs called?

Trenches

300

What is trench foot?

an illness that soldiers got from fighting in the trenches and not being able to get completely dry. 

300

What is my cat's name?

Jupiter

300

Upton Sinclair, was a muckraker, he wrote 'The Jungle'. 'The Jungle' was a book which exposed the horrible conditions in what kind of factory?

Meat facotry

400

Teddy Roosevelt created a system of preserving land throughout the US. What is this system?

National Parks

400

President Woodrow Wilson was worried that fighting in WW1 would cause a lot of problems in America's cities. Why was he worried about this?

America had large immigrant populations from countries fighting in the war. He thought that people would protest if they knew that America was fighting against their country of origin. 
400

What is American Imperialism?

America using force or diplomacy to spread its power over other countries. 

400

If I could live in any decade which one would it be?

1970s

400

Workers were sick of the difficult, dangerous and disgusting conditions and began to demand better conditions. This led to the formation of a system where workers can make demands of their employers and use their strength in numbers to get their voices heard by methods such as going on strike. They fought for things like weekends, shorter hours, better pay, safer working conditions, etc. What are these called?

Unions

500

What did the 19th Amendment grant women?

The right to vote.