SS (4th) Unit 1, Lesson 6 Flashcards
In the early part of the _________ century, a few people were very rich, but many people lived in poverty.
20th
In the early part of the 20th century, a few people were very rich, but many people lived _____________.
in poverty
True or False
Many people but, not children, worked in hot crowded factories and mines.
False
Children worked in hot crowded factories and mines too.
Name two wealthy people who gave money to help people.
- Andrew Carnegie
2. John D. Rockefeller
Who opened a house in Chicago to help the poor?
Jane Addams
Workers began to form groups of workers who organize to make agreements with employers about better wages and safer working conditions?
labor unions
Why were labor unions formed?
To make agreements with employers about better wages and safer working conditions.
This was a gift to the United States from France.
Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from ____________.
France
In 1914 there was a war between the _________________ and the ______________.
Allied Powers (England, France, Japan, Italy and Russia) Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey)
Who were the Allied Powers?
England France Japan Italy Russia
Who were the Central Powers?
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
The war between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers in 1914 became known as what?
World War I
At first did the United States jump right into World War I or try to stay out of it?
The United States tried to stay out of it.
The United Stated eventually joined World War I. Which side did they join?
The Allied Powers
The United Stated joined the Allied Powers and helped defeat _______________.
The Central Powers
In 1920 Congress gave women the right to vote, called ______________.
suffrage
When did Congress give women the right to vote?
1920
Suffrage gave __________ the right to vote.
women
Name some reasons why the 1920’s were good times for many Americans.
- They had jobs and money to spend
- Henry Ford had made the car cheaper and almost everyone could buy one
- They played records, listened to the radio, and went to moving pictures
Who made the car cheaper so almost everyone could buy one?
Henry Ford
What put an end to good times?
The stock market crash
The stock market crash began a period of hard times known as ___________.
The Great Depression
Who had an especially hard time during the Great Depression?
Farmers
