Ch 8 Flashcards
How were people’s lives changed by Skyscrapers
More people can live and work in the same area, best of limited space
How were people’s lives changed by electric transit
They didn’t need their own transportation, faster, residents could go to downtown jobs,
How were people’s lives changed by urban planning
Parks and recreational places for people, allowed cities to be more than just for work, natural areas, leisure
How were people’s lives changed by airplanes
Established the first transcontinental airmail service, improved time
How were people’s lives changed by photograph
Accessible to regular people, faster, allowed for leisure, photojournalism
How were people’s lives changed by public education
Required people to go to school, more strict, educated people, allows more opportunities and jobs for adults while kids at school
College
More people prepared for jobs and daily life gives people more choices
College for African Americans
Higher education for them
Booker t wanted them to go for skills useful to society
Washington laws and doctors and voice heard in society
How were people’s lives changed by new forms of leisure and entertainment
Tennis and biking- woman free, better clothes,
Things to do and let them have fun
Art/literature
More educated with accurate books and museums, representation of lives and leisure
How were people’s lives changed by buying and selling goods
Chain stores and advertisements, supply and demand. Mass production, cheaper, didn’t have to buy supplies and make it themselves
Cartoon
Throws away newspaper integrity and journalism by making it false
Poll tax
An annual tax that had to be paid before qualifying to vote
Grandfather clause
Entitled to vote if his father or his grandfather had been eligible to vote
Segregation
Seperate of people in public or private facilities
