What invention helped end cattle trails and the era of the Cowboy?
Barbed Wire
100
Name a country the shares a border with Saudi Arabia?
Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, UAE, and Yemen.
100
What is a muckraker?
A writer who brings attention to problems in society.
200
The 2 names for coordinates are?
Longitude and Latitude
200
A grant that gives the inventor the sole right to sell
What is a Patent
200
What two companies built the transcontinental railroad?
Union Pacific & Central Pacific railroad companies
200
Who bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941?
The Imperial Japanese Navy
200
What country sent a rocket to the moon?
China
300
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What was the name of the protest (Movement) that just ended in Hong Kong?
The Umbrella Movement
300
What new jobs opened for Women during the 1900s?
Secretary & Switchboard Operator
300
What were the 2 biggest problems for farmers on the Prairie?
Scarce Rainfall & Loneliness
300
What big Disney movie is set to release on Thursday the 14th
Star Wars The Last Jedi
300
What was the effect of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
It stopped most Chinese immigration into the United States.
400
"His house is down the street across from the Dunkin Donuts." showcases what type of Location?
Relative
400
What event made the public turn against unions?
The Haymarket Square Bombing
400
What two events ended the Native American wars?
Battle of little Bighorn and the massacre of Wounded Knee
400
In Philly what does saying "With" or "without" do?
Grilled Onions on your cheesesteak or not
400
In what ways did African Americans and women seek equality? (Need at least 1 name)
The both created organizations, NAACP and NAWSA
500
What are the 5 themes of geography?
Location, Place, Human/Enviroment interaction, Movement, Regions
500
What attracted immigrants to United States? (3 things)
1. The advertisements for free land
2. Overcrowded in home country
3. Persecution in home country
500
What 5 things were on the Populist parties agenda?
Direct Elections, Shorter Workdays, Gov. owns Railroads, Income tax the rich more, Better Loans for Farmers
500
Nasa and what other company, built a super AI telescope are revealing what it has found out about outer space this Thursday. What is the other company?
Google
500
What three political reforms were created under the progressives?