Review Ch. 14-15

The person who developed the alternating current and became a competitor to Thomas Edison is:

• Nikola Tesla

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Guglielmo Marconi

• James Watt

What city was destroyed by a fire?

• Rome

• Pompeii

• London

• Chicago

What structure was the first to use an all-steel frame successfully?

• Eiffel Tower

• Empire State Building

• Home Insurance Building

• Willis Tower

The first medical school to practice extensive medical research was:

• Harvard Medical School

• Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

• University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

• Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine

Who developed an inexpensive method for turning iron ore into steel?

• Henry Bessemer

• Thomas Edison

• Nikola Tesla

• Alexander Graham Bell

What became the symbol of mistreatment of Native Americans by the U.S. government?

• The Trail of Tears

• The Battle of Little Bighorn

• The Wounded Knee Massacre

• The Indian Removal Act

The final territory to be settled in the West was?

• California

• Oregon

• Utah

• Oklahoma

What became the only standard for money in 1900?

• Gold

• Silver

• Copper

• Platinum

What was the first state to give full political privileges to women?

• Wyoming

• New York

• California

• Texas

What policy separated people based on their skin color?

• Apartheid

• Segregation

• Jim Crow Laws

• Racial Discrimination Act