Turn of the Century Study Review

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.

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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

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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 invented the electric light bulb

What was Roosevelt's volunteer army called during the Spanish-American War?

• Rough Housers

• Rough Soldiers

• Rough Riders

• Rough & Tough

What President asked Congress to declare war on Spain?

• Theodore Roosevelt
• William McKinley
• Robert E. Lee
• Ulysses S. Grant

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