U.S. History Chapter 8 Test Review: Life at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

Question 1

In Chicago, _____ opened the first department store in the nation.

Accepted Answer

Marshall Field

Question 2

The inventor of the popular roll-film camera was

Accepted Answer

George Eastman

Question 3

The first powered airplane was developed by_____

Accepted Answer

Orville and Wilbur Wright

Question 4

The first skyscraper was designed by _____.

Accepted Answer

Louis Sullivan

Question 5

According to_____ educated blacks should immediately join the mainstream of society

Accepted Answer

WEB Du Bois

Question 6

What does this map show?

Accepted Answer

centers of U.S. population from 1790-1900

Question 7

Competing with Joseph Pulitzer, ____ published sensational stories in is newspapers.

Accepted Answer

William Randolph Hearst

Question 8

By writing and lecturing, _____ tried to end the lynching of African Americans

Accepted Answer

Ida B. Wells

Question 9

Novelist and humorist _____ wrote books that have become American classics

Accepted Answer

Mark Twain

Question 10

In which general direction did the center of population shift from 170 to 1900?

Accepted Answer

west

Question 11

The Tuskegee Institute was founded by _____ to help African Americans develop useful job skills

Accepted Answer

Booker T. Washington

Question 12

The landscape architect, _____ led the movement for planned urban parks.

Accepted Answer

Frederick Law Olmsted

Question 13

In which direction did the center of population shift between 1890 and 1900?

Accepted Answer

southwest

Question 14

Approximately how far, in miles, did the center of population shift between 1790 and 1900?

Accepted Answer

about 575 miles

Question 15

In which state was the center of population located in 1900?

Accepted Answer

Indiana

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