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WorksheetsTurn of the Century Study Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 38mins
How were businesses affected by electricity?
Electricity did not really affect businesses.
Electricity increased the amount of things that could be made and how quickly they could be made.
Electricity caused businesses to get distracted and make less money.
Electricity was a safety problem and caused business production to decrease.
Which of the following was NOT one of the main reasons people immigrated to the United States?
To get their own land
To get religious freedom
To have the opportunity to make more money
To discriminate against different religions
How would specialization in steel production help improve the lives of people in Pittsburgh at the turn of the century?
Pittsburgh did not specialize in steel production, so it was not affected.
Pittsburgh produced steel so its factories became very successful. Many people moved to there to find jobs
Pittsburgh specialized in oil and as a result most of the other businesses in Pittsburgh went out of business.
Pittsburgh had a railroad station and it went out of business
What was George Washington Carver's impact on American life?
He invented the lightbulb
He flew the first plane across the Atlantic Ocean
He improved farming by teaching farmers about crop rotation and developing new products using peanuts
He was a famous slave owner
Who were the Wright Brothers?
They invented the first motorized airplane
They created numerous uses for the peanut
They helped build the Panama Canal
They created the telephone
Who was Thomas Edison?
He invented the assembly line
He was a famous civil rights leader
He invented the first airplane
He innovated the electric light bulb
What was Roosevelt's volunteer army called during the Spanish-American War?
Rough Housers
Rough Soldiers
Rough Riders
Rough & Tough
Which President asked Congress to declare war on Spain?
Abraham Lincoln
What impact did the Panama Canal have on trade?
It allowed travel around the Northeast part of the United States
It connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans which made trade routes shorter and less costly.
It allowed for a transcontinental railroad to be built across American soil which made trade easier
It shortened the trade route between Asia and Africa
Who was the president when the Panama Canal was being built by the US?
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley
George Washington
monster
citizen
Why did immigrants come to the United States?
Looking for work, to escape war or persecution
The U.S. was trying to fill up the country because we had so much land
Immigrants did NOT come to the United States
They were rich and wanted to share their money.
What was the result of the Spanish-American War?
Sugar became much more expensive in the U.S.
The United States became a world power and took over the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
Cuba became a part of the United States
All of the above
Why did the cattle ranchers have to get their cattle to Kansas?
Kansas liked cattle
Kansas had railroads to send the cattle east or west.
They didn't want to ship their cattle
Kansas had more grass and better weather.
In the turn of the century false, exaggerated news stories were called -
Ranch owners were not interested in the color of the cowboy's skin, they were interested in their _____________.
skills
age
height
religion
The Panama Canal connects which two oceans?
Atlantic/Indian
Pacific/Atlantic
Pacific/Indian
Atlantic/Arctic
Where was the first successful flight?
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Marietta, Georgia
San Antonio, Texas
Havana, Cuba
To be the same.
Cattle drives became a thing of the past when ____________.
the Civil War began
more railroads were opened up in the Southwest
gold was discovered in California
cattle ranchers started the sheep trails
The Chisholm Trail and the Great Western Trail began in Texas and ended in which two states?
Kansas and Oklahoma
Kansas and Nebraska
Wyoming and Missouri
Kansas and Colorado
What was the name of the cattle trail that went from San Antonio, Texas to Abilene, Kansas?
Goodnight Trail
Rio Grande Trail
Chisholm Trail
Cowboy Trail
Most Immigrants at the Turn of the Century were from...
China and Japan
Korea and Ireland
Australia and Europe
China and Europe
Two territories the U.S. added during the 1800s were...
Haiti and Cuba
Hawaii and Alaska
Canada and Mexico
California and New York
What were three major cities that immigrants settled?
Chicago, Abilene, San Juan Hill
The Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
Chicago, New York City, Pittsburgh
Seattle, Quebec, Cancun
This photo relates to
Alexander Graham Bell
Orville and Wilbur Wright
George Washington Carver
Thomas Edison
How did Alexander Graham Bell revolutionize communications?
He invented the telephone.
He invented the hearing aid.
He invented the grain mill.
He invented the television.
Alexander Graham Bell became interested in the science of sound because
he loved science and music
he was deaf
his mother and wife were deaf
his children were deaf
Why was George Washington Carver important?
he taught poor farmers how to improve their worn out soil and grow things to make money
He established the Tuskegee Institute
He had a cool nickname "The Peanut Man"
He liked art
An illustration that shows a political issue or event.
Political party
Political Cartoon
Cartoon
Comic
Immigrants from Asia sailed across the ______ and landed in ______.
Atlantic Ocean/ New York
Atlantic Ocean/ California
Pacific Ocean/ California
Pacific Ocean/ New York
Which country owned Panama before it became independent?
The USA
Mexico
Great Britain
Colombia
Steel was mostly produced in
Pittsburgh
Puerto Rico
Panama
Philippines
What is specialization?
When businesses are experts in a skill or one focused product.
When someone thinks they are special.
When there is supply of a product.
When there is demand on a product.
In supply and demand, what does supply mean?
Supply is the amount of money people want to spend.
Supply is the same as demand.
Supply is something you give people before they ask for it.
Supply is the amount of something that people want to sell.
How did inventions change people's lives?
Businesses did not grow.
It took people more time to do things.
They could do more work in less time.
Inventions did not change people's lives.
Which invention made it possible for factories and shops to stay open at night?
the airplane
the typewriter
the telephone
the electric light bulb
Why did employers like to hire immigrants?
Immigrants had a lot of job experience from their home country.
Immigrants worked many hours for little pay.
Immigrants were well liked by their co-workers.
Immigrants could speak other languages.
Whose invention made keeping in touch and doing business with people easier?
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
The Wright Brothers
George Washington Carver
12. What happened to the USS Maine?
Spain stole it
it exploded
It sailed through the Panama Canal
It delivered supplies to Spain
What was built to reduce the travel time from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?
The Columbia Canal
The Spanish Canal
The Cuban River
The Panama Canal
