Inventions & Technology
A word that describes the businesses and factories that made materials into goods.
What is Industry?
The immigrant group that settled farms and built railroads.
Who were the Chinese?
When the conditions somewhere else are more desirable and cause you to go to the new country.
What is pull factor?
The man who invented Denim Jeans.
Who was Levi Strauss?
The winners of the Spanish American War.
Who is the United States?
These were used to document what was happening during the war, we can still watch them today.
What are motion pictures / videos?
The group of immigrants who mostly settled in New York and built Subways.
Who were the Italians?
When the conditions are really bad in your home country, causing you to run away.
What is push factor?
This man invented the steel plow making it so farmers didn't have to sharpen their tools.
Who was John Deere?
The countries that the war actually took place in.
Where was Cuba and the Philippines?
The technology that helped reporters quickly share news about the war.
What is Telgraphs?
The act of moving from one country to another.
What is immigration?
Religious freedom in the United States.
Is an example of ____ factor
What is an example of Pull factor?
This woman became the first black millionaire by creating hair care products.
Who was Madam CJ Walker?
The name of the ship the US blamed Spain for blowing up.
What was the USS Maine?
The name of the railroad that connected the East coast to the West coast.
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
This is supported when immigrants choose to spend money, start businesses, and create.
What is economy?
War can can cause people to lose homes, money, family, etc and is an example of ____ factor.
What is an example of Push Factor?
This man invented the lightbulb, forever changing entertainment.
Who was Thomas Edison?
The number of weeks the Spanish American War lasted.
What was 10 weeks?
This engine powered everything from boats to trains.
What is a steam engine?
Something immigrants add to when they share their food, songs, holidays, and traditions.
The most common reason for people to leave their countries and come to the US. Name 3.
What are Jobs, Closer to family, and more space.
This man developed and built hotels and trains to grow the United States.
Who was Henry Plant?
The cause of the most deaths from the Spanish American War.
What is bad hygiene?