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The Century – America’s Time

V1-1. The Beginning: Seeds of Change

1. Unlike previous centuries where leadership was defined by royalty, the 20th Century was shaped

by ___ ___ and ___ __ ___ ____ ___

2. How was life for many people in Europe in 1900?

3. In 1900, what nation led the world in steel production and other major industrial indicators?

4. There was incredible growth in technology at the beginning of the 20th century, Edison invented

the light bulb, Bell invented the telephone and two bicycle mechanics invented __________

5. How many miles of concrete road were there in the U.S. in 1900?

6. Who wanted to make an automobile for ordinary people? What was his car called and what did the

first one cost?

7. How many impoverished Europeans immigrated to America between 1900 & 1914?

8. How was prosperity measured in Pittsburgh?

9. Industrial workers commonly worked 12hrs a day, 6 days a week- how much were they paid?

10. There were 2 million child laborers in the early 1900s, how young were some of them?

11. There was a huge need for reform in America to protect Workers and children. What was this

reform movement called?

12. In the early 1900’s women had almost no rights what did women reformers want?

13. Although black men could vote in theory they were actually barred from voting by poll taxes and

literacy tests - these and other laws were called Jim ____ _____

14. How many people lived in America at the turn of the century? Where did most live?

15. What kind of new city building was born in the early 1900s? What new idea came with it?

16. What new way to travel came to New York in 1904?

17. Where did thousands of New Yorkers go every day and night?

18. Where was information dispensed “freely and democratically?”

19. As income rose and work hours decreased, many Americans sought out entertainment, where could

you go for 5 cents?

20. What was the first film that actually told a story?

21. What happened in Havana Harbor on 2/15/1898?

22. What army group was formed by Theodore Roosevelt?

23. How long did it take to defeat Spain in what one American official called “A splendid little war?”

24. What were the spoils of our war with Spain?

25. Who was the first American president to see the United States as a Global Power?

26. Where did Roosevelt want to build a canal?

27. In 1914, the world was becoming a dangerous place. What country was emerging as “The

Industrial Power “ in Europe?

28. How did the Tensions of an Arms race and national rivalry come to head in June 1914?

29. What incredibly catastrophic war began in the summer of 1914?

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