The Beginning: Seeds Of Change

Who, according to this episode, was the 20th century dominated and shaped by?

• The common man

• Kings or Queens

• The Rich

• The Politicians

What words best describes the people coming to America and what they were looking for?

• Peasants looking to be vassals

• Rich people looking for land

• Peasants looking for freedom

The US by the turn of the century has – – – – of the worlds railroads

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 3/4

• All

How many cars were there in 1900?

• 8000

• 10

• 20,000

What 2 industries drew people to Pittsburgh?

• Railroads and auto industry

• Garments and textiles

• Coal and steel industries

How many children were working according to the video during this time.?

• 1 million

• 10 million

• 3000

• 2 million

What does suffrage mean

• Right to vote

• Right to work

• Write to marry who you want

In what country did a woman sacrifice her life to gain attention to the suffrage  movement?

• United States

• France

• Egypt

• Great Britain

At the turn of the century the most prominent black leader was?

• W.E.B. Dubois

• Booker T. Washington

• Martin Luther King

• Frederick Douglass

How many people lived in America at the turn of the Century?

• 500 million

• 76 Million

• 30 Million