The time period between 1880 and 1920 was known as the _________ Era.
Progressive
100
Between 1880 and and 1920, approximately _________ million immigrants entered the United States.
a) 5
b) 10
c) 25
d) 50
c) 25 million
100
Between 1900 and 1920, the murder rate in the United States _________.
a) increased
b) decreased
c) stayed the same
a) increased
100
_________ was an African American polar explorer who reached the North Pole.
Matthew Henson
100
Chicago
Illinois
200
What was the primary attraction on cities? (#1 reason why people went there)
Jobs (to make money)
200
True or False - Most immigrants that arrived in the United States between 1880 and 1920 were illiterate.
True
200
A city apartment building, often a crowded, run-down rental apartment building in the slums was known as a __________.
tenement
200
What are the two classroom rules for the year?
1) Respect yourself
2) Respect others
200
Phoenix
Arizona
300
What are communities at the edges of big cities called?
Suburbs
300
What was the first sight for most immigrants that arrived in the United States between 1880 and 1920?
The Statue of Liberty
300
A person who enters a country to live there is known as
a(n) ___________.
immigrant
300
A legal combination of companies brought together to gain control of an industry and reduce competition is known as a _________.
Trust
300
Seattle
Washington
400
In 1897, __________ opened the nation's first subway.
Boston
400
There are currently _________ million people living illegally in the United States today.
a) 1
b) 7
c) 9
d) 12
d) 12 million
400
A well organized political organization that controls election results by awarding jobs and other favors in exchange for votes is known as a __________.
political machine
400
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, new forms of mass __________ developed that enabled residents to commute more easily to cities.
transportation
400
Denver
Colorado
500
What is the growth of cities known as?
Urbanization
500
What is an evil, degrading, or immoral practice known as?
Vice
500
_________ lived in Chicago and started the Hull House.
Jane Addams
500
How many Bethel Park High School's full of students would equal the number of immigrants that arrived in the United States from 1880 to 1920?