Turn of the Century

​The Changing Nation
Turn of the Century

By Vickie Garcia

Multiple Choice

Who is known for expanding America's power across the world?

• Teddy Roosevelt and Orville Wright

• William McKinley and Thomas Edison

• The Black Cowboys and Franklin Roosevelt

• William McKinley and Teddy Roosevelt

Multiple Choice

The United States gained which territories at the end of the Spanish American War?

• America, Phillipians and Puerto Rico

• Cuba, Guam and Puerto Rico

• Spain, Guam and Philippines

• Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines

Open Ended

How did the construction of the Panama Canal lead to change?

Multiple Choice

Which conclusion best explains why many people immigrated to the United States in the early 1900s?

• Most immigrants came to practice and spread their religion.

• Immigrants chose the Midwest because the land looked like their homelands.

• Large numbers of immigrants were drawn by the chance for freedom and the hope of building a better life in the growing country.

• Euopean immigrants left only because of unfair treatment and discrimination in their home countries.

Multiple Choice

This image shows immigrants on their way to be processed. Where might these people be headed after they've been processed?

• Angel Island to be processed.

• Texas to become cowboys

• Cities in the eastern US to join their families.

Multiple Choice

How did price incentive affect where ranchers sold their cattle in the 1890s?

• Ranchers stopped raising large numbers of cattle because prices were always low.

• Ranchers chose to sell cattle in places where they could earn the highest prices and make the most profit.

• Ranchers avoided selling cattle in eastern cities because the journey was too long.

• Ranchers sold their cattle only at the closest markets to save time and effort.

Multiple Choice

What allowed Henry Ford to make the Model T faster and at a lower cost?

• He hired workers from other countries who already knew how to build cars.

• He used the assembly line to speed up production and lower expenses.

• He built fewer cars so he could focus on quality instead of quantity.

• He relied on trains to deliver car parts already assembled.

Multiple Choice

What does specialization mean?

• When workers switch jobs often so they learn many different skills.

• When a person or business makes everything they need on their own.

• When workers focus on one job or task to become more skilled and efficient.

• When communities stop trading with each other and only use local resources.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best explains why Chicago grew so quickly at the turn of the century?

• Chicago offered free land to families willing to move there and start farms.

• Chicago’s location near the ocean made it a popular port for international trade.

• Chicago had many stockyards, meatpacking plants, and railroad-related factories that created jobs and attracted workers.

• Chicago became the nation’s capital, which brought government buildings and new businesses to the city.

Multiple Choice

Pittsburgh expanded quickly into a major city during the late 1800s. Which three factors were most important to its growth?

• A warm climate, free farmland, and gold mines nearby.

• Tourism, a large shipping port on the ocean, and cotton plantations.

• Military bases, cattle ranching, and the discovery of oil in the Midwest.

• Pittsburgh grew rapidly thanks to its access to natural resources, its river connections for trade, and the increase in manufacturing jobs.

Multiple Choice

In what ways did the availability of resources contribute to the growth of cities between the Civil War and 1900?

• The movement of more resources by railroads and other transportation allowed northern cities to grow and prosper.

• Cities grew because farmers stopped growing crops and moved to the cities.

• Cities expanded because people no longer needed to trade goods with each other.

• The discovery of gold in western territories caused northern cities to become wealthier.

Multiple Choice

Marcus owns an ice cream shop in town. A new ice cream shop opens nearby and sells the same size ice cream cones for 25 cents less. What would most likely happen to Marcus’s business?

• Nothing would change because customers always choose the original theater.

• The first theater would immediately close since no one would go there.

• The first theater might lose customers because the new theater has lower ticket prices.

• The first theater would gain more customers because it has been open longer.

Multiple Choice

What factor most encouraged Americans to move from the countryside into cities in the early 1900s?

• Cities had better farmland for families to grow crops.

• People wanted access to schools, shops, and entertainment in cities.

• Cities offered more job opportunities. with better pay

• Americans were drawn to the chance of earning lower wages