Week 22: Changing Times

What does "turn of the century" mean?

• a time when things start to turn around for workers

• people turn to other countries for goods and services

• technology turns the economy around

• the end of one century and the beginning of the next century

People at the "turn of the century" were using all of the following, _____________.

• video games

• telephones

• electricity

• the transcontinental railroad

Why were immigrants continuing to pour into the United States at the "turn of the century"?

• It was cheap to travel at that time.

• They were seeking a better life.

• The United States paid them to come.

• They wanted to see the Statue of Liberty.

When was the Food and Drug Administration created in the United States?

• 1915

• 1942

• 1906

• 1922

What is the FDA's job?

• They have the job of ensuring the safety of animals when medicines are being made?

• They have the job of making sure people are selling medicines legally.

• They have the job of keeping people from producing the wrong medicine.

• They have the job of making rules about the safety, quality, and effectivness of medicines.

Why is the FDA's job getting more difficult?

• Many medicine manufacturing companies are making drugs in foreign countries.

• Pharmacies are fighting to keep the FDA out of regulating medicine production.

• Many people are getting drugs illegally.

• Many medicine manufacturing companies are selling drugs to foreign countries without notifying the FDA.

Women in the 20th century were fighting for suffrage. What is suffrage?

• The right to go to school.

• The right to vote.

• The right to own land.

• The right to work in any profession.

Booker T. Washington established the Tuskegee University in Alabama after he was freed from slavery. What made this University different from others at the time?

• It was fully integrated.

• It allowed white students to attend college for the first time.

• It allowed African American's to attend college.

• It allowed people without money to attend college for free.

Discrimination was very prominent even after the Civil War. Which of these is an example of discrimination against African Americans?

• women not getting to vote

• white people owning land

• schools letting anyone attend

• white and black water fountains

What was Susan Anthony known for?

• She fought against slavery and advocated for women's rights.

• She was a traveling politician.

• She was a dedicated school teacher.

• She was a leader for the freedom of speech.