world war 1
many European countries did not trust one another also they felt that a big armed force showed their greatness
why did an arms race develop in europe
a very tall building with many floors elevators and a steel frame
what is a skyscraper
a person or country that wants to stay out of the political affairs of other countries
what is an isolationist
the oil and steel industries
what caused pollution in the late 1800's
the reason Irish immigrants came to the United States
what is the potato famine
the central powers and the allied nations
what nations were the leaders of the two sides in the war
a neighborhood where people of the same race, religion or country live
what is a ghetto
a country that is partly controlled and protected by a more powerful country
what is a protectorate
This protected an inventor's work
what is a patent?
a time when people in a place starve because there is not enough food
what is a famine
the soldiers dug trenches or ditches in the ground
how did soldiers attack along the western front
an apartment house with poor safety, sanitation and comfort conditions
what is a tenement
to add or take possession of a smaller country
what is a annex
he invented the airbrake
who is George Westinghouse
having to do with the country
what is rural
a situation in which neither side wins or loses
what is a stalemate
immigrants ended up living in cities and working at low paying factory jobs
what happened to most immigrants who came to the united states
the policy of one nation gaining control over other lands and using them to build an empire
what is imperialism
he invented the electric lightbulb
who is Thomas Edison
having to do with the city
what is urban
machine guns, tanks, poison gas, submarines, and airplanes
what were some new weapons used in world war 1
immigrants entered the united states through here
the US victory over Spain made the United States into a ______
how did the United States become a world power?
a group of workers that tries to help its members
what is a labor union
the three groups of immigrants that came to the us in the 1840's
who are German, Irish and Chinese immigrants