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Thomas Edison
Who invented the light bulb?
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George Eastman
Who invented the Kodak camera?
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Imperialism
What is the policy of a stronger nation extending control over weaker ones?
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Whose assassination sparked World War I?
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The automobile
The main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920s was
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Andrew Carnegie
Who made his fortune off the steel industry in the Pittsburgh area?
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it prohibited corporations from acquiring the stock of another and if doing so, it would create a monopoly
What did the Clayton Antitrust Act do?
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The Philippines
Where do the Americans attack first in the Spanish American war?
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The Allies
In 1914, this alliance consisted of France, Britain, and Russia.
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Carrying mail
The first practical peacetime use of airplanes was for
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Christopher Latham Sholes
Who invented the typewriter?
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The right to vote
What is suffrage?
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Puerto Rico
Which country’s residents became citizens of the United States in 1917?
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The Central Powers
In 1914, this alliance consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
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The coal miners’ strike
What was John L. Lewis most closely associated with?
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Nativism
Which term is the name of a restriction on immigration passed by Congress?
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a watchdog agency to investigate possible violations of regulatory statutes, required reports, put an end to unfair practices
What was the Federal Trade Commission?
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Theodore Roosevelt
Who worked out a peace treaty between Russia and Japan winning him a Nobel Peace Prize?
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Militarism
This long-term cause of the war involved the development of the armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy.
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Communism
What was called for the abolition of private property in order to equally distribute wealth and power?
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Chinese Exclusion Act
Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions?
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Orville and Wilbur Wright
What pioneer aviators helped make airmail possible?
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Jose Marti
Who was the Cuban poet that called for an independent Cuba and attacked US interest to get us involved?
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Trench warfare
In the Battle of the Somme, this resulted in the exchange of seven miles of territory at the cost of 1.2 million casualties.
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Raise taxes on goods entering the United States
The Fordney-McCumber Tariff was meant to