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29 Cards in this Set
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Melting pot |
When many people from different countries became american |
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American dream |
People want to come to america to have freedom and money |
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The statue of liberty |
It is the symbol of freedom |
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push |
Why people wanted to leave their country |
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pull |
Why people wanted to go to America |
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Ellis island |
Where all the migrants went when they arrived |
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World war one |
War 1914-1918 between Germany-France and UK |
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Mass production |
The new method, one person does one job, then the next person does a different job |
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Wages |
How much people are paid for their job |
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Radio |
The first radio was invented in the USA |
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Henry ford |
The person who invented the new method |
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Credit |
When people buy something and then pay once a month |
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Advertising |
when you try to sell something on the tv |
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Economic boom |
when the economy of America went up |
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shares |
people try to buy part of the company |
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Jazz |
music invented by the black people |
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Charleston |
type of dance |
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KDKA |
What was the first radio station called? |
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Babe ruth |
Who was the famous baseball player in the 1920s? |
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67000 people |
How many people watched an American football match between Illinois and Michigan in 1924? |
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40 million |
How many cinema tickets were sold in 1920 compared to 1930? |
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from 8 million (1920) to 23 million (1929) |
How many people owned cars in 1929 compared to 1920? |
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106 million |
How much did the average wage go up in the 1920? |
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The president of USA in the 1915 |
Who said that America is like melting pot? |
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for the 7 continents because she has 7 points |
why is the crown of the statue of liberty important? |
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from 40 million to 106 million |
How much did the population of America go up from 1870 to 1920? |
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Ireland |
Which country were most migrants from? |
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60% |
What % of migrants came from Ireland? |
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New York |
What city did most migrants go to? |
