Statue of Liberty
Who donated the Statue of Liberty to America?
France
What material is needed to build very tall buildings?
Steel
What were the crowded and dirty places in New York City called?
Tenements and slums
What caused the Triangle Shirtwaist fire of 1911?
Match or Cigarette
What changed the way detectives identify criminals forever?
Photography
Why was the Statue of Liberty donated to America?
For the celebration of America's Declaration of Independence.
Who is the first American to mass produce steel?
Andrew Carnagie
What were the apartments with no windows or indoor plumbing called?
Tenements
How many people died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire?
146
Who invented the lightbulb?
Thomas Edison
What was the challenge of reassembling the Statue of Liberty?
Lack of Money
Who built the skyscrapers in New York City?
Roughnecks
What caused 40,000 people to die each year in tenements and slums?
Disease from filthy living conditions
What was a positive outcome of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire?
Cruel treatment and unsafe conditions of young women and immigrants were made known and changed
What powered the 20th century and built the modern world?
Oil
What is the outer layer of the Statue of Liberty made of?
Copper
How much did a Roughneck make?
$4.00 a Day
Who cleaned up the tenements and slums?
George E. Waring and the White Wings Sanitation
What mandated the installation of fire sprinklers, fire alarms, and regular fire drills?
Government workplace reforms
What changed transportation forever?
The Model T Car
What is the name of the Island the Statue of Liberty is on?
Liberty Island
How many Roughnecks died while building skyscrapers?
Two out of Five
What helped reveal the terrible conditions in the slums?
Flash Photography
What required factory doors to open outward and stairways to be built wider?
Workplace reforms
Which amendment to the US Constitution outlawed the manufacture and distribution of alcohol?
18th