Industrial Rev.
Modern Machines
World Wars & Depression
Civil Rights Movement
Modern Age
100
Which of the following was NOT a reason children were used in work in factories during the Industrial Revolution: they were cheaper labor, they were educated, they could fit into small spaces, or their families needed the money?
What is they were educated?
100
Which of the following was NOT a new technology during the Industrial Revolution: transcontinental railroad, cotton gin, steam ship, covered wagon.
What is covered wagon?
100
This major historical events was a direct result of the stock market crash.
What is the Great Depression?
100
During the Civil Rights Movement MLK delivered a famous speech at the Lincoln Memorial entitled this.
What is the "I Have a Dream" speech?
100
True or False. During the Information Age new inventions and technologies changed how people communicated.
What is true.
200
This type of transportation had a dramatic increase due to factories during the Industrial Revolution.
What is the railroad?
200
True or False. Many people were made rich by coal mining and never had to work again.
What is false?
200
This event began when Japan attacked the US at Pearl Harbor.
What is World War II?
200
During the civil rights movement the separation of students based on race was known as this.
What is segregation?
200
This war came about due to competition and mistrust between several countries.
What is the Cold War?
300
What was the natural resource, often found in KY, that was used to power many of the machines from the Industrial Revolution?
What is coal?
300
These two regions were affected by coal mining during the Industrial Revolution.
What are the eastern and western coal fields?
300
During the Cold War the Soviet Union supported this type of government.
What is communism?
300
During the civil rights movement a group of vigilante citizens arose to protest the advancement of colored Americans. They often burned crosses on lawns and terrorized citizens.
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
300
Nuclear weapons were introduced to the world during this war, the US dropped one on Japan.
What is WWII?
400
As a result of the cotton gin, the need for slaves in the south ___________.
What is decreased?
400
Burning coal and factories dumping waste products lead to a huge increase of this during the Industrial Revolution?
What is pollution?
400
During WWII Hitler preached hatred against this group of people.
What are the Jewish people?
400
Which of the following people did NOT play a major role in the civil rights movement: MLK, Malcom X, Rosa Parks or Harriet Tubman.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
400
The space race between US and this country during the cold war led to the development of programs such as NASA.
What is Russia?
500
Which of the following was NOT a negative effect of the Industrial Revolution: child labor, strip mining, pollution, the power loom.
What is the power loom?
500
True or False. There were many rules and regulations at the start of the Industrial Revolution that protected workers in factories.
What is false?
500
A positive impact of the Great Depression was the creation of this program that protected older citizens from becoming poor once they were too old to continue working.
What is social security?
500
True or False. Children played a role in the civil rights movement by staging sit-ins, participating in marches and bus boycotts.
What is true?
500
True or False. During the information age the world wide web (or internet) was developed and changed how people communicated.
What is true?
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