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chapter 2 Lesson 4

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  • What was the transcontinental railroad?
    A train that crossed the continent
  • What ended World War 2 in 1945?
    Americans attacked Japan with atomic bombs
  • Why did America join World War 2?
    Pearl Harbor was attacked
  • Why did America join World War 1?
    American ships were sunk
  • Why were Native Americans forced into reservations?
    So people could move farther west
  • What is an entrepreneur?
    a person who risks money to start a new business.
  • What were Americans scared that immigrants would do?
    Steal their jobs
  • What helped businesses to grow?
    Railroads
  • How long did it take people to travel from coast to coast with the railroads?
    About a week
  • What happens during a recession?
    the economy goes into a deep and serious slowdown.
  • What is one New Deal program that still exists today?
    Social Security
  • What is making goods by machines, usually in factories, called?
    Manufacturing
  • What was the "New Deal"?
    A plan to give people jobs.
  • What is fascism?
    a leader who has complete power over a country
  • Where did most immigrants come from during 1860 – 1900?
    Northern and Western Europe
  • How many newcomers arrived in the United States from 1880 – 1900?
    9 million
  • Name one invention of the late 1800's.
    sewing machines, typewriters, elevators, telephones,cars
  • What ended the Roaring Twenties?
    The Great Depression
  • Why was the time during the 1920’s called the Roaring Twenties?
    The economy was great because businesses were expanding. People were making and spending lots of money.
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