Chapter 16: Life At The Turn Of The 20th Century

Question 1

Where did the first successful flight take place?

Accepted Answer

Kitty Hawk, NC

Question 2

States administered ________ to deny African Americans the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

Literacy Tests

Question 3

Spectator sports such as _____ and _____ became very popular.

Accepted Answer

Boxing, Baseball

Question 4

What group was hired more than any other for constructing the rail lines in the southeast?

Accepted Answer

Mexicans

Question 5

____ Production and lower costs made newspapers and and magazines more affordable.

Accepted Answer

Faster

Question 6

By what year did the U.S. government establish the first transcontinental airmail service?

Accepted Answer

1920

Question 7

What was constructed on the outskirts of cities, where people sought out recreational thrill?

Accepted Answer

Amusement Parks

Question 8

In 1888, George Eastman introduced the _____.

Accepted Answer

Kodak Camera

Question 9

What laws did southern states pass to separate blacks and whites?

Accepted Answer

Jim Crow Laws

Question 10

What helped establish universities like Howard, Atlanta, and Frisk in 1865-1868?

Accepted Answer

Freedmen's Bureau

Question 11

Steel cables aided in the making of the ____ bridge, which brought cities closer together.

Accepted Answer

Brooklyn

Question 12

What major sports event first took place in 1903?

Accepted Answer

World Series

Question 13

When is Mr. Mennitt's birthday?

Accepted Answer

November 18

Question 14

Because of racial discrimination, only ____ of African Americans attended secondary education.

Accepted Answer

1%

Question 15

What ship sank on April 15, 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage?

Accepted Answer

RMS Titanic

Question 16

In what court case was the result: "The separation of races in public was legal"?

Accepted Answer

Plessy vs. Ferguson

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