Chapter 18 Test

Archduke Ferdinand

The heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary; his death resulted in WWI.

Woodrow Wilson

Nominated the Progressive Governor of New Jersey.

General John Pershing

Commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF).

Eddie Rickenbacker

The most famous American ace who shot down over 20 enemy planes and several balloons.

Vladimir Lenin

Led a group of Communist radicals, overthrew the Provisional Government, and established a Communist dictatorship known as the Soviet Union.

Alvin York

One of the best-known American WWI heroes.

J. Edgar Hoover

Took charge of the investigations into Communist activities.

Babe Ruth

Baseball's first great home run hitter and a superstar of the period.

Gertrude Ederle

First woman to swim the English Channel in 1926.

James Whitcomb Riley

One of the most popular poets of the late 19th century and well into the 20th.

James Weldon Johnson

A black American writer who captured the rhythm and power of Negro spirituals in his work 'God's Trombones'.

Robert Frost

Considered by many to be the most outstanding poet of the 20th century.

W. E. B. Du Bois

Helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and promoted socialist teachings.

Al Capone

The most notorious gangster, labeled 'public enemy number one' by the FBI.

Billy Sunday

The best-known Evangelist from 1900 to 1935, known for being a baseball player turned Evangelist.

William Jennings Bryan

Brilliantly defended the Bible and won the case against evolution.

Harry Rimmer

Lectured for Creation and against evolution in American colleges.

Warren G. Harding

Elected as President in 1920, his presidency was marred by scandals such as the Teapot Dome scandal.

Calvin Coolidge

Became president after Warren Harding's death and was the first Vice President in history to sit in on cabinet meetings.

Charles Lindbergh

First to fly a nonstop transatlantic flight, known as the Lone Eagle.

Herbert Hoover

Self-made millionaire who won the election against Al Smith and favored prohibition.

New York City

A major center of world culture by the 1920s, known for banking, the arts, and international trade.

Hollywood

Where a giant film industry began to emerge.

Allied Powers

Countries that sided with France and Great Britain during WWI.

Central Powers

Countries that sided with Germany during WWI.

U-boat

The German undersea boat that proved to be an effective weapon during the war.

Lusitania

The British luxury boat sank by German submarine torpedoes off the coast of Ireland.

Zimmermann note

Promised Mexico land from New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona in exchange for aiding Germany in the war.

Soviet Union

A communist state that existed from 1922 to 1991.

Fourteen Points

A list of war aims presented by President Wilson proposing a new program of international relations.

Veterans Day

Also known as Armistice Day; honors veterans of all U.S. wars, not just WWI.

Big Four

Included President Wilson, Prime Minister David Lloyd George of England, and Premier Georges Clemenceau.

League of Nations

An international organization established after WWI to promote peace and prevent future conflicts.

Treaty of Versailles

A series of compromises influenced by Wilson's Fourteen Points, aiming for peace among equals.

Third International

Leaders of international Communism who met in Moscow to form a terrorist organization dedicated to worldwide revolution.

Red Scare

Periods of intense fear of the spread of communism and radical leftist ideas in the United States.

Harlem Renaissance

A movement of writers and artists promoting racial and ethnic pride.

Modernism

A theological debate in northern denominations embracing German liberal theology.