Urbanization and the Turn of the Century

Front

In response to urbanization, technological advances began to meet demands in which of the following areas? Agriculture, Communication, Mining, Education

Back

Communication

Front

Which of the following was NOT a demand met by technological advances due to urbanization? Space, Transportation, Agriculture, Communication

Back

Agriculture

Front

What technological advancements led to the emergence of skyscrapers?

Back

Elevators and steel skeletons

Front

What allowed cities to spread outward by the turn of the century?

Back

Changes in transportation

Front

Where did the electric streetcars run from and to?

Back

From downtown offices to outlying neighborhoods

Front

What did American mills begin to produce in large quantities?

Back

Cheap paper from wood pulp

Front

The Wright brothers invented what important technology?

Back

airplane

Front

What action were whites never to take with African Americans in the Jim Crow South?

Back

Shake hands

Front

What were African Americans required to do when encountering whites on the sidewalk in the Jim Crow South?

Back

Yield the sidewalk

Front

What punishment could African Americans face if they did not follow the rules during the Jim Crow period?

Back

lynching