social studies fifth grade – week three. what two inventions were developed by thomas edison?
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SOCIAL STUDIES
Fifth Grade – Week Three
What two inventions were developed by Thomas Edison?
The phonograph and the light bulb
Who invented the first successful powered “flying machine” capable of transporting a passenger?
The Wright Brothers
Who encouraged President Roosevelt to begin the Manhattan Project which developed
the atomic bomb?
Albert Einstein
What company was eventually created due to Thomas Edison’s invention of the light bulb?
The General Electric Corporation in the 1890’s
What was the formula developed by Albert Einstein that led to the development of the atomic bomb?
E = MC2
Why were many immigrants “pushed” away from their homelands?
They wanted to escape religious persecution, poverty, and war.
What was the result of the rapid growth of industry in U.S. cities?
There was a need for more labor in the cities which led to urbanization.
Why didn’t more immigrants take advantage of the free land in the west?
They were too poor to pay for the trip out west.
How did “Big Business” effect immigration?
Big business encouraged the U.S. government to continue an open immigration policy because immigrants were a source of very cheap labor.
Why did so many farmers have to move to cities to find jobs in factories?
New farm equipment made farming easier and crops more plentiful, so there was less of a demand for the crops. Farmers began losing their farms since they could pay their debts.
Where did most of the first immigrants to America come from?
They were mostly from England, Ireland, and Germany.
What was the difference in the religious beliefs of the new immigrants who came in the early 1900’s?
They were mainly Catholics and Jews whereas most who came in the 1800’s were
Protestants.
What were some of the resistance immigrants faced from native-born Americans?
Americans thought the immigrants were corrupt, thought they were going to take their jobs, and didn’t understand how the worshipped (Catholics and Jews)
What movement in the late 19th century denied people the right to buy and drink alcohol?
The Temperance Movement
What were three major concerns that resulted from so many people moving to the cities (urbanization)?
1. Availability of alcohol 2. Factories with unsafe conditions
3. Organized crime
Name the “Progressive Presidents” and why they were called that?
Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. All three fought to improve conditions for workers in factories.
What were the 18th and 21st Amendments?
18th Amendment: Outlawed the sale and manufacture of
alcohol; however, it could not stop drinking and promoted many illegal activities
21st Amendment: Repealed by the 18th Amendment
How was the United States viewed after the Spanish-American War?
As a “world power”
Which two oceans were joined by the Panama Canal which contributed to America’s commercial and military might and to its image as a world power?
The Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Oceans
Before the beginning of World War I, a war in which the U.S. entered reluctantly, American foreign policy was to do what?
Remain neutral and uninvolved in European politics