history chapter 12
when did world war one begin
1914-1918
name given to countries that sided against Germany in World war 1
Allied Powers
British agents intercepted the Zimmerman Note and the United States entered the war
April 1917
heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary and his assassination and started world war 1
Archduke Ferdinand
Preacher who held great revival campaigns both in the U.S. and England
Billy Sunday
First President to give his inagurational address over radio
Calvin Coolidge
president who said "the strength of the nation depends upon the character of the people"
Calvin Coolidge
an engineer who died trying to slow down his crashing train to save the lives of his passengers
Casey Jones
name given to countries that sided with Germany
Central Powers
a British naturalist who rejected the Scriptures and said. that man had evolved from animals
Charles Darwin
spoke in universities and wrote books to refute evolution
Dr. Harry Rimmer
Famous mail train that traveled between New York and Chicago in 24 hours
Fast Mail
president during the great depression who created jobs for people using government money
Franklin D. Roosevelt
people who still believed the fundamentals of Christianity and affirmed the truth of the Bible
Fudamentalists
the period of time between 1929-1939 when the US had severe economic difficulties
Great Depression
the fleet of 16 U.S battleships sent on a world tour by president Roosevelt
Great White Fleet
Invented the wireless telegraph
Guglielmo Marconi
professor of Greek at Princeton who gave radio talks about the truth of the Bible
J. Gresham Machen
British passenger liner sunk by German U-boats,killing more than 1,000 people
Lusitania
first black woman to head a federal agency
Mary McLeod Bethune
Robert Peary's black friend and one of the members of the expedition party which found the North Pole
Matthew Henson
Archduke Ferdinand of Austria Hungary was assassinated and world war one
May 1915
world war 1 came to an end and it is now celebrated as Veterans Day
November 11, 1918
the statement of loyalty to the US written by Francis Bellamy and first printed in the Youths Champion
Pledge of allegiance
first superintendent of the school that would become Moody Bible Institute
R.A. Torrey
lead the expedition that discovered the north pole
Robert Peary
26th president
Theodore Roosevelt
president who said "speak softly and carry a big stick"
Theodore Roosevelt
ship considered to be unsinkable that sank of the coast of Newfoundland in 1912
Titanic
a German underwater boat or submarine
U-boat
famous lawyer who won the Scopes trial against evolution
William Jennings Bryan
President during WWI who said "the world must be made safe for democracy"
Woodrow Wilson
president of the United States during world war 1 and kept the country neutral for 3 years
Woodrow Wilson
letter sent to Mexico by Germany asked for help in the war and promised Mexico part of America if she helped
Zimmerman note
a German U-boats sunk the British Luxury liner the Lusutania
may 1915
how did we arrive at standard time
railroads and mailtrains
