Gilded Age
Someone who used their wealth and power to destroy competition, be unfair to people that worked for them and manipulate laws and government would be called a in the Gilded Age.
a.) robber baron b.) philanthropist
c.) captain of industry
a.) robber baron
The Rana Plaza collapse and the Tazreen fire occurred in the same country. What was the country?
a.) India b.) China c.) Bangladesh
c.) Bangladesh
The attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor on Dec 7th, 1941 was what led to the U.S. involvement in WWII. What country attacked the U.S. at Pearl Harbor?
Write it down
There are roughly __________ million illegal immigrants living in the US today.
a.) 9 b.) 11 c.) 13 d.) 20
b.) 11 million
Churches and city halls often have this.
a.) belfry b.) guile
c.) parley
a.)belfry
This word means "giving money to others" , usually to a person or organization that does something for the public good.
a.) philosophy b.) phlebotomy
c.)philanthropist
c.) philanthropist
The Triangle Shirt Factory fire occurred in what U.S. City?
Write it down
New York City
Because of their pictures of poor housing conditions laws were passed requiring landlords to provide apartments with running water, safe conditions and lights.
a.) Jacob Riis b.) Upton Sinclair
c.) Ida Wells
a.) Jacob Riis
In 1882 the U.S. passed a law that severely limited immigration from this country for at least 10 years.
a.) China b.) Russia c.) Mexico
a.) Russia
When two groups get together to discuss something. They _________
a.) parley b.) dissemble
c.) hovel
a.) parley
Daily Double. Raise your hand round. Get it right get $600. Get it wrong, don't answer or irritate me and minus $300.
This substance can be made into kerosene and gasoline. It is essential to make both and it is a natural resource that comes out of the ground and is black in color.
c.) Angus King
He wrote a book about the meat packing industry and exposed unsanitary and unsafe conditions in it.
a.) Lewis Cine b.) JP Morgan
c.) Upton Sinclair
c.) Upton Sinclair
In 2022 people from this country made up the largest percentage of people who were unauthorized immigrants (illegal immigrants)
a.) Mexico b.) Honduras
c.) El Salvador
c.) El Salvador
This word can either mean green with vegetation or inexperienced.
a.) reticent b.) verdant c.) sardonic
b.) verdant
Andrew Carnegie gained control of every aspect of the steel making industry. His companies controlled transportation, raw materials and the production facilities related to making steel. Controlling all these things is known as_________?
a.) vertical integration b.) reverse regulation
c.) stipulated manipulation
a.) vertical integration
In Maine fewer than ______ % of households have an unauthorized immigrant living in their home .
a.) 1% b.) 3% c.) 4%
a.) 1%
To make sure you are telling the truth the police may ask you if anyone can ___________ your story.
a.) alibi b.) corroborate
c.) condone
b.) corroborate
This person invented the electric lightbulb and had over 1000 patents under his name (inventions he created).
a. John D. Rockefeller b.) George Westinghouse
c.) Thomas Edison
c.) Thomas Edison
The official causes of death for people who died in the Triangle Shirt Factory Fire (in the packet I gave you) were that they were burned to death, they suffocated from inhaling smoke and _______.
What was the third reason?
They jumped to their deaths
This Middle Eastern Country just had it's dictator, Bashar-al Assad, overthrown.
a.) Syria b.) Lebanon
c.) Palestine
a.) Syria
Daily Double-Call up one teammate.
Get it right get 1000 points
Get it wrong and get 0
What was a muckraker? What did they do?
Approximately what fraction of undocumented immigrants have been in the U.S. for at least 10 years.
a.) 1/2 b.) 1/4
c.) 2/3
c.) 2/3
We often try to ____________ our role models and people we look up to.
a.) emulate b.) corroborate
c.) parley
a.) emulate
A ____________ is a company that controls all or most businesses in a particular industry (all the oil, all the coal, all the cell phone access)
a.) manufacturer b.) trust
c.) monopoly
c.) monopoly
The Triangle Shirt Factory Fire led to a number of reforms and changes to make the workplace safer. Write down 2 of those changes
-Fire drills/Fire escapes/unlocked doors/exit signs/sprinklers/Fireproof construction materials/laws limiting hours children and people work/safety inspections that are enforced/creation of the Department of Labor
What type of gun can be ordered through the mail, in parts and then put together at home. You do not need a background check for it.
ghost gun
During what decade did the most immigrants come to the U.S. in ?
a.) 1880- 1890 b.) 1890-1900
c.) 1900-1910
c.) 1900-1910
Being careful or ________ with your money. Not spending a lot.
a.) vernal b.) frugal
c.) sportive
b.) frugal