Innovations
This part of the fair was known for its sparkling white buildings.
What is the White City?
The World's Fair celebrated this famous explorer.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
This character was the irritating little brother who loved to run away.
Who is Buster?
This group was excluded from the fair's festivities.
Lottie and Rosie kicked these people out of Aunt Euterpe's home.
Who are the servants?
This part of the fair featured America's first bellydancer!
What is the Midway?
This term describes the practice of misapplying the biological evolutionary language of Charles Darwin to politics, the economy, and society.
What is Social Darwinism?
This character told Aunt Euterpe, "If the Midway isn't for decent people, you won't see anybody you know."
Who is Lottie?
These groups of people were part of "human zoos" during the fair.
Who were Indigenous people?
Grandad tells the children that this character "married an old geezer because nobody else would have her."
Who is Aunt Euterpe?
This important fair feature towered 264 feet over fairgoers.
What is the Ferris Wheel?
This patriotic proclamation was first said at the World's Fair.
What is the pledge of allegiance?
This character was her deceased husband's secretary.
This person was a leader in the abolitionist movement who spoke at the World's Fair.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
After watching this speaker, Aunt Euterpe said, "If women voted, we would throw the rascals out!"
Who was Susan B. Anthony?
This building at the fair featured exhibits from around the world, including soap sculptures and fountains of perfume!
What is the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building?
What is a barbarian?
This character states, "I didn't suppose anybody would want to marry me when the time came. I had year-round freckles."
Who is Rosie?
This prominent journalist, activist, and researcher helped write "The Reason Why the Colored American is Not in the World’s Columbian Exposition."
Who is Ida B. Wells?
The family ate this brand new at the fair meat sandwich!
What is a hamburger?
This building featured a mural by Mary Cassatt and speeches from famous suffragettes.
What is the women's building?
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
What is imperialism?
Upon seeing Lillian Russell, this character says, "My prayers is answered."
Who is Granddad?
This movement sought to extend the right to vote to women.
What is women's suffrage?
This famous individual at the fair knew Granddad from serving in the military together.
Who was Buffalo Bill?