Inventions and Innovations
Elevators and steel supports helped make this land-saver possible
This urban problem was solved by constructing buildings out of brick, stone, and concrete.
This was a movement in the late 1800s/early 1900s to improve the United States
This state granted full woman suffrage in 1910.
This allowed for the construction of new bridges, railroads, and skyscrapers
This made newspaper and magazines cheaper, which gave more people access to them
This urban problem was solved by creating sewer lines.
This amendment granted women suffrage.
This state had no statewide woman suffrage before 1920 but was surrounded by other states that had partial or full woman suffrage.
Why do some people consider Andrew Carnegie to be a robber baron?
This helped create the field of photojournalism- now people could SEE the horrors of poverty
This is the continent where most immigrants were coming from in the late 1800s/early 1900s.
These were journalists who wrote about problems in the United States in order to raise awareness
This state was the first to grant women full voting rights.
Why did factories hire children?
This is an invention that changed the nature of business. Because of me, manufacturers were able to run machinery and locate their factories anywhere- not just by sources of power, such as rivers.
This is the place where European immigrants were processed in New York.
This book exposed unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry.
This east coast state allowed women to vote in some elections before 1920.
This is a company that controls an entire industry.
Name 3 inventions/innovations that allowed cities in the late 19th century to expand.
bridges
mass transit
This is the place where Asian immigrants were processed in San Francisco.
This law required truthful labels.
In what year could women vote in Florida?
This was a train that connected the east and west coast of the United States.