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Westward Expansion
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100

Workers from what country helped to build the railroads?

China

100

We discussed 3 groups of people that leaders could be categorized in.  What are the 3 groups?

Muckrakers

Captains of Industry

Robber Barrons

100
Who did the designer of the Statue of Liberty mold her face after?

His mother

100

3 words to explain factory conditions at that time?

Dirty

Unsafe

Child Labor

100

What does the term greenhorn mean and is it a positive or negative term?

Negative term for an immigrant

200

The Railroad industry got workers from Korea to help build the railroads.  True or False?

False:  CHINA

200

What was President Theodore Roosevelt's nickname?  Think about a childhood toy that begins with the same 2 letters to help you remember:

Trust Buster

200

What were 2 items that were invented at this time to help with crime fighting?

Mugshots and a criminal registery

200

Who was Ida Tarbell?

What did she write?  

What industry did it expose?

Muckraker

The History of The Standard Oil Company

Oil

200

Who was considered to be the captain of steel?  What city did he make his factories in?

Andrew Carnegie

Pittsburgh

300

The railroad industry helped the nation build and expand from west to east.  True or False?

False - EAST to WEST
300

Who did we learn about that died on the Titanic?

John Jacob Astor IV

300

What was one of the type of brakes that were invented in this time AND who invented it?

Air Brakes - George Westinghouse

Bicycle Brake - John Jacob Astor IV

300

Who exposed the Meat Packing industry?  (his name and book)


Upton Sinclair

The Jungle

300

What were 3 negative things that happened during child labor?

Loss of limb/life

Working conditions

Working hours

400
  • The Sioux Tribe moved into the Green Hills when the government forced them to move.  True or False?

False - BLACK HILLS

400

Who was the muckraking photographer?

Jacob Riis

400

What invention changed praire life forever?

Barbed Wire

400

What was the importance of the Sears Catalogue?

Standardized time - invention of a pocket watch

400

How did John Jacob Astor IV die?

Drown on the Titanic
500
  • The battle of Wounded Knee was started by an intentionally fired gun.  True or False?

False - UNINTENTIONALLY fired gun

500

Who was considered to be the steel captain? What city did he make his factories?

Andrew Carnegie 

Pittsburgh

500

What were 3 inventions during this time (not already mentioned)?

Light bulb filament

Flash photography

Phonograph

500

What was the process used, called to refine steel to make it more affordable

Bessemer Process

500

What is another name for a monopoly?

A trust