quiz 1 and 4 period 7

Question 1

inventors who built and few the first successful airplane

Answer 1

wright brothers, 1903

Question 2

the model T was a popular and inexpensive automobile sold by Henry Ford from 1908 to 1927. Ford’s mass production of the Model T brought dramatic changes to the American culture and economy.

Answer 2

Model T Ford introduced 1908

Question 3

method of mass production using interchangeable parts pioneered by Henry Ford in the production of automobiles.

Answer 3

assembly line

Question 4

american aviator whose solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927 showed the possiblities of the airplane and made him an international hero.

Answer 4

charles lindbergh 1927

Question 5

after war broke out in Europe in 1914, the U.S. proclaimed neutrality. with neutrality becoming increasingly difficult, especially after Germany began sinking U.S. ships, the U.S. declared war on Germany in April 1917. the war ended in November 1918.

Answer 5

U.S. enters World War I, 1917

Question 6

united states armed forces sent to europe during WWI, led by General John J. Pershing.

Answer 6

american expeditionary force (AEF)

Question 7

in a program for maintaining peace after world war I, President Wilson introduced his 14 points to congress calling for arms reduction, national self-determination, and a League of nations (a world organization that would promote peace and international cooperation).

Answer 7

fourteen points 1918

Question 8

although the treaty of versailled, signed after world war I, imposed harsh treatment on Germany, it also included president wilson’s idea for a League of Nations. the U.S. senate twice rejected the treaty of Versailled and U.S. entry into the league fo nations.

Answer 8

treaty of Versailles, 1919

Question 9

international organization designed to enforce international law and prevent war.

Answer 9

league of nations