When most immigrants arrived in the U.S. they stayed in these buildings. They were usually crowded and very small, usually with only 3 rooms. They were very cheap.
Tenements
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What is vertical immigration?
it’s when one person/thing owns many businesses that make the materials one would need to help their business grow.
100
What was the spark that first started the WW1?
The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
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Why did we want to help Cuba?
Because Cuba was being abused by Spain and we felt empathy because that happened to us but with Britain.
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Who was the 28th president?
Woodrow Wilson
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Where did most all immigrants have to pass through to enter the U.S.?
Ellis Island
200
Survival of the fittest in the business world -- what is this idea called?
Social Darwinism
200
What is a Stalemate?
It is when in war, neither side can win decisive victory
200
What was one piece of land we got after the war? (Hint, this place was near China and Japan)
Philippines
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How many bullets could a machine gun in WW1 fire?
400-600
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These immigrants came from Northern Europe and were usually very skilled
Old Immigrants
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Who was the person who designed Central Park? (You only need his last name)
Olmsted
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A new type of warfare where you dug deep ditches and lived in them for months at a time
Trench Warfare
300
Who was the leader of the Ruff Riders?
Theodore Roosevelt
300
What is it called when 2 or more air planes get into a fight?
Dog fight
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These places were very hot and stuffy and payed cheaply. Most immigrants worked in these places -- they were very unsafe working conditions.
Sweat Shops
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Who were the people that developed the first airplane?
The wright brothers
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What was the secret telegram called that stated that Germany would help Mexico regain some of their land from the U.S.?
The Zimmerman Note
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What three places did we gain?
Philippines, Porto Rico, and Guam
400
What are the three branches?
Judicial, Executive, and Legislative
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Some Americans didn't want immigrants coming over... what were they called?
Nativists
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What is the Bessemer Process?
it was blasting hot air into the Iron and melting away all impurities… this was the first way to cheaply make steel and made it much easier and faster to make steel.
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Who is Gavrilo Princip?
The man who shot Francis Ferdinand
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Did we or did we not take over Cuba?
We didn't
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Ok, so this is the Final Question: Which came first, the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence.