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Social Studies Semester 2 Final Review > Significant People in History > Flashcards

Significant People in History Flashcards

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Introduced electricity to cities

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Thomas Edison

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Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne

He and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia in 1914 to begin WWI

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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Introduced the assembly line
First used it to build cars
Things are made faster and cheaper
Need to hire less workers

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Henry Ford

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President after Andrew Jackson (Republican)
Supported the Spoils System
Assassinated on July 2, 1881

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James Garfield

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Herbert Hoover

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Oil tycoon

Created the Standard Oil Trust

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John D. Rockefeller

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Theodore Roosevelt

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Woodrew Wilson

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Brothers that took the first flight in 1903

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Orville and Wilbur Wright

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Made a fortune in steel
Wrote the “Gospel of Wealth” -says the wealthy have the responsibility to improve life for all
Gave away most of hiss money to charities and built libraries

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Andrew Carnegie

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Social Studies Semester 2 Final Review (6 decks)

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