14.2 History

Multiple Choice

Who worked for the Union Pacific Railroad?

• Japanese

• Chinese immigrants

• Irish immigrants and Civil War vets

• Spanish

Multiple Choice

What three things made Chicago a prominent city?

• rich prairie soil of Illinois, railroads that transported crops form farms to the city, and the hard working people who worked on the farms and in the factories

• Favorable weather, beautiful scenery, and friendly people
• Lack of competition, limited resources, and poor leadership
• High crime rate, pollution, and traffic congestion

Multiple Choice

What year did a fire destroy Chicago?

• 1865
• 1871
• 1901
• 1923

Multiple Choice

As Chicago was rebuilt, it became the first _____________.

• canal city

• center of skyscraper architecture

• trade city

• underground city

Multiple Choice

What are the tallest buildings in America today?

• Empire State Building
• Sears Tower
• Golden Gate Bridge
• One World Trade Center and the Central Park Tower

Multiple Choice

What year was the first local anesthetic introduced?

• 1603
• 1884
• 1776
• 1950

Multiple Choice

By ____, painkillers could be injected into the spine, which could numb half of a person's body.

• 1899

• 1856

• 1893

• 1892

Multiple Choice

What was the first school of nursing in New York?

• St. John's School of Nursing
• New York University College of Nursing
• Mount Sinai Beth Israel School of Nursing
• Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing

Multiple Choice

The idea of extensive medical research began with the opening of ___________ in 1893.

• Mayo Clinic
• Cleveland Clinic
• Harvard Medical School
• Johns Hopkins Hospital

Multiple Choice

Who established Provident Hospital in Chicago?

• Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
• Dr. Dre
• Dr. Seuss