4th SS: Chapter 11 Review

What did Bess Aldrich Streeter, Willa Cather, and Mari Sandoz all have in common?

• They married ranchers from Nebraska

• They were born in Lincoln

• They were famous inventors from Nebraska

• They wrote books about Nebraska's pioneers and heritage

What did George Norris, Malcolm X, Grace Abbot, and Edward Flanagan all have in common?

• They started the North Platte Canteen

• They worked to make people's lives better

• They were all Nebraska governors

• They were the first homesteaders in our state

Which one of these was NOT a 20th century invention?

• computers

• windmills

• cars

• electricity

• airplanes

Choose THREE boxes that best describe the North Platte Canteen.

• Started by a group of women, but 125 Nebraska towns joined

• It got its name because they sent millions of bottles of water to U.S. soldiers fighting in Europe

• The volunteers gave gifts and food to U.S. soldiers

• The U.S. soldiers stopped in North Platte while passing through on trains

When did Evelyn Sharp and John Pershing serve in the U.S. military?

• World War I

• World War II

• Civil War

• world wars

Who did the astronaut Michael Anderson work for?

• SAC

• NSA (Nebraska Space Agency)

• AAA (American Astronauts Association)

• NASA

What invention made Edwin Perkins famous?

• Stop-action photos

• Telegraph machine

• Flex-o-glass

• Kool-Aid

Fred Astaire, Johnny Carson, and Henry Fonda were all famous writers from Nebraska.

• True

• False

The Strategic Air Command (SAC) was designed to help protect our country during the Cold War.

• True

• False

For a long time, white people and black people were _______________________ .

• refugees

• segregated

• treated as equals

• living in peace with one another