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100
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
He invented the telephone
100
Where did immigrants get processed if they had come from Europe?
Ellis Island
100
What is a tall building made of steel that housed lots of workers?
What is a skyscraper?
100
What is a community center for people in cities called?
A Settlement House
100
In what city was the greatest steel production?
Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania
200
Who are the Wright Brothers?
They invented the airplane
200
What is Angel Island?
Where Asian immigrants got processed as they emigrated to the US
200
What is a corporation?
a business that people own shares of
200
What was the NAACP?
The organization that worked for equality for African Americans
200
What does suffrage mean?
The right to vote
300
Who is Edison?
Who invented the light bulb?
300
With whom did immigrants tend to live?
An ethnic group
300
What is a monopoly?
A business where there exists no competition
300
Unfortunately, immigrants often lived in a what?
A slum, or tenements
300
Why did millions of African Americans leave their homes in the South?
For jobs, money or opportunities
400
Who is Bessemer?
Who invented a process to make steel less expensive to produce?
400
Why did immigrants like to live with their ethnic group?
People like to be with others that share the same customs, ie. food, clothing, language
400
Name an entrepreneur at the Turn of the Century
Rockefeller, Carnegie, Vanderbilt, Tesla
400
What services did a settlement house offer?
Learn English, get medical care, find jobs
400
What did women do to get the vote?
They marched , wrote letters and protested.
500
What did Elijah McCoy invent?
The oil cup to keep machines running.
500
What were some problems that booming cities and businesses created?
Jobs weren't always safe, factories created pollution, workers had long hours, children worked, slums
500
What progressive move did President Roosevelt make after meeting with conservationist, John Muir?
He set aside millions of acres of land as national parks and wilderness areas.
500
What did Upton Sinclair write about in his book The Jungle?
Observations of unsafe and dirty working conditions in the meatpacking industry.
500
How does an amendment get added to the Constitution?
2/3 of the Congress must approve, then 3/4 of the states must ratify it
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