Urbanization
Immigration
Industrialization
Progressivism
Innovations
100
During the second half of the 1800's, many people moved from the country's rural areas to these other 5-letter word areas.
What are URBAN areas?
100
The years from 1870 to 1920 saw a huge influx of newcomers from this continent.
What is EUROPE?
100
The Bessemer Process made it possible to mass-produce this from iron ore by melting and purifying it using special furnaces.
What is STEEL?
100
Lewis Hine's photos of factory life drew attention to this disturbing practice.
What is CHILD LABOR?
100
His "talking telegraph" made it possible to communicate long-distance.
Who was A.G. BELL?
200
People were attracted to cities because of the multitude of jobs in these places of industrial production.
What are FACTORIES?
200
People who come to a new country to live are called this.
What are IMMIGRANTS?
200
Eli Whitney's invention that transformed the southern economy, and introduced standard, or identical, parts to manufacturing.
What is the COTTON GIN?
200
Her reporting "detective work" paved the way for modern "investigative journalism".
Who was NELLIE BLY?
200
These bicycle repairmen from Ohio used their mechanical knowledge to make the first successful powered airplane.
Who were the WRIGHT BROTHERS?
300
Seen here, this form of transportation was commonly used by those living in America’s largest cities in the early 1900s
What is a STREETCAR?
300
This Immigration Station in New York Harbor was the busiest in the nation.
What is ELLIS ISLAND?
300
He rose from "rags to riches" to become a steel tycoon and the promoter of the "Gospel of Wealth".
Who was ANDREW CARNEGIE?
300
Her advocacy for women's sufferage eventually led to the 19th amendment and women's right to vote.
Who was SUSAN B. ANTHONY?
300
Holds over 1000 patents, or official rights, to inventions such as the phonograph and the incandescent bulb.
Who was THOMAS EDISON?
400
Living crammed in to these crowded urban dwellings facilitated the easy spread of diseases.
What are TENEMENTS?
400
This 'Ellis Island of the West' processed immigrants from Asia.
What is ANGEL ISLAND?
400
His Standard Oil monopolized the drilling and refining of oil.
Who was JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER?
400
These groups increased worker's power to organize and bargain for better working conditions.
What are LABOR UNIONS?
400
This invention made it possible to mass-produce clothing.
What is the SPINNING JENNY/POWER LOOM?
500
Rapid urbanization led to crowded streets and horrible road conditions that were helped by the use of this tar and gravel mixture.
What is ASPHALT?
500
European immigrants were often trying to escape war, or one of these 'p'-word 'problems' back in Europe. (NOT the word problems, it's too general)
What are (POVERTY, PERSECUTION)?
(Only one required)
500
Henry Ford's factories moved the product to various worker's stations in this quicker manufacturing process.
What is the ASSEMBLY LINE?
500
Unionized workers could shut down or limit a company's business with this form of organized protest.
What is a STRIKE?
500
This invention made it possible to harness the power of heated water to turn turbines and create motion or electricity.
What is the STEAM ENGINE?