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Chapter 9
Kansas Progresses into a new century (KCCS)
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History
8th Grade
01/13/2011

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Term
Longren flew his invention (the first successful airplane) over what city?
Definition
Tokeka
Term
A bill was passed in 1905 prohibiting child _____ in unsafe working condition and in certain industries.
Definition
labor
Term
What three set of islands became a territory of the United States during the Spanish-American War?
Definition
Philippines, Guam, and Porto Rico.
Term
Who was a military leader who fought in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.
Definition
Frederick Funston
Term
What is the term that refers to people who live in the country?
Definition
Rural
Term
Where was the World's Fair held in 1904?
Definition
St. Louis, Missouri
Term
What is the term for wealth used in production of more wealth?
Definition
Capital
Term
Liberty _____ were a way to raise money for the war. People used them to show patriotism and discrimination on the home front.
Definition
bonds
Term
The flu ________ of 1918 may have started in Fort Riley.
Definition
epidemic
Term
What was one reason for public health reforms was to flight against the spread of what?
Definition
Tuberculosis
Term
Who was the public health reformer who banned the public drinking cup?
Definition
Samuel Crumbine
Term
Who was the president of an automobile company who started his career as a locomotive mechanic?
Definition
Walter Chrysler
Term
Progressives wanted to resister __________.
Definition
lobbyists
Term
The Kansas River and one-fourth of rural Kansas wells were found to be impure which means they were what?
Definition
Contaminated
Term
Who was the editor of the Emporia Gazette?
Definition
William Allen White
Term
Who turned sermons into "cliffhanger" stories to encourage visitors to return to his Topeka church each week?
Definition
Charles Sheldon
Term
What allowed farm families to receive mail at home, rather than at the post office in town?
Definition
Rural Free Delivery
Term
Young boys between the ages of 10 and 14 used to learn what?
Definition
Trade
Term
The Automobile Club of _________, Kansas published guidebooks that gave people directions before maps were common.
Definition
Wichita
Term
What happened in farming because new technology allowed farmers to concentrate on growing one types of crop to sell someone else to store and process?
Definition
Specialization
Term
World War 1 strengthened the Kansas economy because Kansas farmers sold wheat to countries in _______ where agriculture had been interrupted.
Definition
Europe
Term
The ______________ ________________ was about building a betty society.
Definition
Progressive Movement
Term
Because most rural roads were dirt, The Kansas Good Roads Movement encouraged communities to do what?
Definition
Maintain their roads
Term
Who was a war correspondent during World War 1?
Definition
Peggy Hull
Term
What was the progressive movements goal?
Definition
To build a better society
Term
Samuel Crumbine stated a campaign with the saying...
Definition
"Swat the Fly"
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