Growing Cities Episode 7
What invention helped skyscrapers become more useful by allowing people to reach the top floors easily?
What is the elevator?
What new type of energy became popular during the boom years?
What is electricity / light Bulb
What name is given to the severe economic downturn in the 1930s?
What is the Great Depression?
What event led the United States to enter World War II?
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
What invention allowed goods to move faster across the country?
What is the railroad?
What material made it possible to build taller buildings in growing cities?
What is Steel
Which industry helped boost the economy by making goods more affordable and available?
What is mass production?
What event in 1929 helped trigger the Great Depression?
What is the stock market crash?
How did factories in the U.S. change during World War II?
What is they started producing weapons and supplies for the war?
What is an example of a communication breakthrough in this time period?
What is the telephone or telegraph?
Which city became known for its skyscrapers in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
What is New York City?
What was Henry Ford's main contribution to American industry?
What is the assembly line?
What natural disaster in the Midwest forced many farmers to move?
What is the Dust Bowl?
What role did women play in the workforce during WWII?
What is they took jobs in factories and shipyards?
What was the goal of D-Day?
What is Retake Europe from Germany
Who could wear a size 879 shoe is possible?
What is the Statue of Liberty?
What was a popular consumer product during the boom years that changed how people lived?
What is the automobile (car)?
What was the name of the sickness that was caused by the dust storm?
What is the Brown Plague or Dust Pneumonia
How did new technologies help during World War II?
What is by improving weapons, transportation, and communication?
What was Robert Oppenheimer known for?
What is the Atomic Bomb or Manhattan Project.
How did immigrants contribute to the rapid growth of cities?
What is ... by providing labor for factories and helping build infrastructure.
What effect did mass production have on the price of goods?
What is it made goods cheaper and more available?
What natural phenomenon caused the topsoil to be carried by high winds?
What is static electricity
What was one major effect of WWII on the American economy?
What is it ended the Great Depression by creating jobs?
What was the name of the Japanese Fighter planes?
Japanese Zeroes.