quiz 4 Flashcards
second industrial revolution
luxury car
Pullman Palace car
helps a train stop
Airbrakes
invents AC generator
Tesla - AC
edison vs westinghouse
War of the Currents
Mail order catalog
Sears Roebuck
popular amusement park for the time period
Coney Island
circus. “the greatest show on earth”
The Ringling Brothers
wild west show. brought rodeos
Buffalo Bill
President that was plagues by many office seekers
J. Garfield - R
Office seeker
person that would beg for a government office job in front of the white house
invented by Bell to find the bullet that was shot into president Garfield
Metal Detector
vice president that becomes president after Garfield’s assassination
Arthur - R
Put into place after presidential assassination to reform the civil service act. Gets rid of the spoils system
Pendleton Act
American nickname that people called dollar bills because of their color
Greenbacks
“the silver state”
Nevada