Presidents
Which President is responsible for the US annexation of Hawaii?
William McKinley
What military base will be attack in 1941 that will draw the US into WWII?
Pearl Harbor
Which literary work led to the creation of the Pure Food and Meat Inspection Act?
The Jungle
What was the name of the telegram that Germany sent to Mexico in 1917?
This was a formal proposition for Mexico to attack the US in return for lost territories.
The Zimmerman Telegram
What does the 16th Amendment do?
Allows the federal government to collect a graduated income tax from citizens
What was the name of the volunteer cavalry regiment that TR commanded during the Spanish American War?
Rough Riders
Which President ran on a political platform called New Freedom?
He promised to attack the 'triple wall of privilege' meaning: tariffs, trusts and banks
Woodrow Wilson
What was the name of the British cargo ship that was intentionally sank by the German U- boats in 1915?
The Lusitania
Which countries were part of the Triple Entente (1914) in WWI:
France, Britain and Russia
What did the 18th Amendment do?
Prohibited the consumption and selling of alcohol in the US
Which President is known for creating his Fourteen Points to peace post WWI?
This would turn into the League of Nations but the US would not join.
Woodrow Wilson
Which President ran on a political platform called the Square Deal?
He promised honesty from the government and saw it as his duty to protect the well being of the everyday citizens.
Roosevelt
What was the name of the last Hawaiian Queen?
Queen Liliuokalani
Which countries were part of the Triple Alliance (1914)?
Germany, Austria- Hungary and the Ottoman Empire
Which Amendment gave women suffrage?
19th
Which President is responsible for the construction of the Panama Canal?
Roosevelt
What FOUR territories did the US gain as a result of the Spanish America War?
Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines
What did US Congress pass on May 18, 1917?
This allowed over a million American women to find work based on skills.
Selective Service Act
Which country signed the Treaty of London and joined the Allied forces in 1915?
Italy
Which President (full name) is famous for getting stuck in a bath tub at the White House & had to call for assistance to get out?
William Howard Taft
Who were the THREE political nominees in the Election of 1912? Who won the presidency and why?
Taft: Republican
Roosevelt: Progressive
Wilson: Democrat
Winner: Wilson (got all the Democrat votes)
To avoid disrupting the economic advances made in the early 1900s, President Wilson used propaganda to sell war bonds called this...
Liberty Bonds
The Western Front turned into a war of attrition due to trench warfare
The Eastern Front was more mobile as trenches were not used
What battle in WWI did American troops participate in?
The 2nd Battle of the Marne
What was President Theodore Roosevelt's eldest daughter named?
He famously said "I can either be President or I can control ____________, but I cannot do both at the same time"
Alice