Final 1
What did Henry Ford invent?
The assembly line
What did Alexander Graham bell invent?
The telephone
What is a tenement?
a small apartment
What is nationalism?
A strong belief in your country
What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
1776
What is inflation?
Increase in prices
Who was the person who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Where did the industrial revolution begin? What country?
Great Britain
What is the separation of powers?
Executive, legislative,judicial
What happened to Charles the 1st?
They cut off his head. treason
What was the industrial revolution?
Changes in machinery, the way people lived and did things
What was Henry Bessemer known for changing?
Iron into steel
What year did the second industrial revolution begin?
1850-1900
What is a monarch?
A ruler king/queen
Parliament in Great Britain is like what in the U.S.?
congress/senate
How did Jon D. Rockefeller get rich?
Standard oil
What does suffrage mean?
the right to vote
Who defeated the Incas?
Francisco Pizzaro
How did Andrew Carnegie get rich?
Steel
Who was called the Father of Modern Physics?
Sir Isaac Newton
Who defeated the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortes
What do you call the groups who help workers get better pay and working conditions?
Unions
In medicine, what did Joseph Lister come up with?
Sterilization
Who was the person who didn't agree with a lot of things the Catholic Church was doing and nailed a list on the church door?
Martin Luther
What is a conquistador?
A Spanish soldier/explorer