People
public health reformer who banned the public drinking cup
Samuel Crumbine
Rural Free Delivery allowed farm families to
Receive mail at home, rather than at the post office in town.
producing one or a small number of products or services
Specialization
Rural
of or relating to people who live in the country
president of an automobile company who started his career as a locomotive mechanic
Walter Chrysler
Kansas agriculture in the early 20th century became
More Specialized
contaminated
impure
“Swat the Fly” was a slogan used to
Inform the public that flies carried bacteria
military leader who fought in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War
Frederick Funston
The Kansas Good Roads Association
encouraged communities to maintain their own roads.
Consumer
One who acquires goods or services for direct use or ownership
Neutrality
the state or policy of being neutral
turned sermons into “cliffhanger” stories to encourage visitors to return to his Topeka church each week
Charles Sheldon
The discovery of oil in the El Dorado Field
made a lot of money for Kansans and diversified the state’s economy.
Lobbyist
a person engaged in trying to influence public officials in favor of a specific cause
Salt is found in Kansas because
the state was once covered by the Permian sea
mechanic who built the first successful airplane in Kansas
Albin K. Longren
Liberty Bonds were
A way to raise money for the war
horticultural
the science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables or flowers
World War I strengthened the Kansas economy because
Kansas farmers sold wheat to Europe where agriculture had been interrupted