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Immigration
Labor movement
Triangle shirtwaist factory
Spanish american war
Political cartoon/yellow jorunalism
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was the immagration process smooth?
no some people did not get into the country.
100
What were some of the jobs that they had in factories?
There were newspaper boys, people making clothes, girls making cigars and candy.
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why was the shirtwaist factory corrupt?
they wanted to make more money and wanted to make the workers work.
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why did the Cubans burn the sugar cane crop?
They did not want the spanish to make money off of them.
100
What is yellow journalism?
Journalism that has some false facts about a person or event
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Why did the immigrant move from where they originally came from?
They wanted to get away from war and start a new life in america.
200
why were there so many working hours?
there were so many hours that the workers would work so long and get paid almost nothing
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What did workers do to get better working conditions?
They went on strike
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What happened to the ship the maine?
It exploded while still at sea and a lot of sailors died and spain was to blame on the whole subject by the united states so they started a war.
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How many people came over during the great immagration?
thousands of people came over.
300
What were the dangers of working in a factory where there were a lot of children?
The machines could hurt you if you had no shoes on because there could be loose pins and nails
300
What important event in the factory happened that changed working in factories?
There was a fire that killed a lot of people because they couldn't get out of the building because the exit was locked.
300
Why did the spanish put the Cubans in camps?
they wanted to kill and control then.
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Where did they land when they came by boat?
They came to ellis island near the statue of liberty in new york city.
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why did the factory workers not get paid very well?
The factory workers wanted to keep the money the factory made.
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why did the factory have so many bad condissions?
They did not care for their workers
400
Who were the rough riders?
Theodore Rosevelt organized a group of college students and former cowhands to fight the battle of san juan hill.
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why were there no opned windows?
the owners did not want the immigratint workers to try to escape.
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Why did some immigrant children go to work instead of school?
They didn't have enough money to even go to school like the ones who could go to school.
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How did workers try to escape the fire in the shirtwaist factory?
They tried jumping out of windows, using the exit, and cramming in the elevator. But a lot died in the fire.
500
why did the spanish mistreat the Cubans?
the Cubans were there slaves in a way.