Multiple Choice
Skyscrapers were made possible by the invention of...
elevators and steel frames
which type of fiction was very popular around the turn of the 20th century?
wester adventure.
Who expressed the belief that racism would end as African Americans acquired practical work skills and prover their economic value to society?
Booker T. Washington
Jim Crow Laws were laws that
separated the races.
Which development of the 1900s allowed cities to expand up?
Skyscrapers
In the southwest, many Mexicans earned a living as
agricultural laborers and railroad workers.
Which development lowered the price of newspapers?
A printing press that printed on both sides of a piece of paper at the same time.
What is one example of "Americanization" used in schools in the 20th century?
learning American history
learning to read the Bible.
How did George Eastman contribute to an explosion in the popularity of photography?
Inventing a camera that used roll film which had prolonged development availability.
Southern states sometimes used a grandfather clause to allow them to
Keep African Americans from voting while allowing whites to do so.
In the case Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that
races could be segregated in public places.
The popularity of bicycling and amusement parks reflected which trend of the 1900s?
interest in leisure activites..