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Intro to WW1
Intro to WW1
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15. What other invention allowed buildings to grow so tall?
Elevators
Escalators
Stairs
Transporters
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16. There were
two problems
growing cities faced by 1890. One was
crime
, the other was ____________?
Lack of funds
Failing Economy
Poverty
Natural Disasters
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6. What country declared war on Serbia at the very start of World War I?
France
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Italy
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1. What three European countries signed an alliance called the Triple Entente?
c. France, Britain, Russia
b. Italy, Austria, Poland
a. Germany, Russia, Italy
d. France, Spain
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20. What was Thomas Edison's
major invention
?
Electric Washing Machine
Electric guitar
The telephone
Electric light bulb
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13. What
critical ingredient
was needed to build cities upward?
Money
Water
Copper
Steel
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5. Who was
Archduke Ferdinand
?
d. The British ambassador to Germany
a. The leader of Germany's armed forces
c. The heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary
b. The future Tsar of Russia
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11. Why did New York City almost lose the Statue of Liberty?
A massive tidal wave
No one knew how to build it
Cost to build was too expensive
They lost it t
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10. What country gave the
Statue of Liberty
to the United States?
Germany
France
England
Spain
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14. How did
Andrew Carnegie
solve the problem of steel production?
Bessemer Steel Process
Better forgers
New Metal
Better workers
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7. Which side was the United States on at the start of the war?
c. The United States was neutral at the start of the war
a. Germany and Austria
b. Britain and France
d. All of the above
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4. What single event triggered the start of World War I?
b. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
c. Germany invaded Poland
a. The bombing of Pearl Harbor
d. The alliance formed between Germany and Austria
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3. Which two countries had become wealthy through creating
vast
worldwide empires?
b. Germany and France
c. Russia and Britain
a. Britain and France
d. Russia and Germany
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2. What is it called when a country
expands
its influence and power into a large empire?
Communism
Imperialism
Socialism
Absolutism
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18. What is the
largest cause of disease
in New York and the rest of the US?
Raw Sewage
Filth
Sickness
Bad food
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17. What did a
Jacob Reese
use to photograph the slums of the US?
Explosive powder that produces light (A Flash)
Video Camera
High Speed Camera
His Camera Phone
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9. World War I was mostly fought between the countries of what
continent
?
c. Africa
a. Europe
d. North America
b. Asia
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19. Which of these was a result of the citywide sanitation movements?
Education on the harm of waste
Getting rid of all non-recycable products
Construction of sewer systems
Construction of landfills
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12. Where did most
immigrants
arrive as the entered the United States?
Liberty Island
Ellis Island
Shutter Island
Elroy Island
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8. Which of the following was a
cause
that contributed to the start of World War I?
b. Secret Alliances
d. All of the above
a. Imperialism
c. Politics and National pride