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| What city established the nation's first PAID fire department in 1853? |
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| This woman was the co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. She opened Chicago's Hull House in 1889 |
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| This is the name of the island that between 1892-1924, |
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| These 2 brothers were bicycle manufacturers that built a glider. They later created the first successful flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. |
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| Developed a series of more convenient alternatives to the heavy glass plates previously used for pictures and cameras. |
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| Writer whose real name was Samuel Clemens |
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| She moved to Memphis and became a teacher. She retired and became a journalist for a local newspaper. After three of her friends were lynched, she began to write about racial violence and discrimination. |
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| According to Susan B. Anthony, what "has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. |
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| A blend of African-American and European musical forms. It originated in the South in the 1880s. It later led to rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock and roll |
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| He created the Model T and his assembly lines led to innovations in other companies |
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| Who ran for president under the Progressive Party in 1912 |
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| After he was president, what other important position did Taft hold |
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| About how many female workers died in the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire? 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire |
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| What word means "the right to vote" |
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| What 2 things did workers on the Canal die of? |
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| Who did the Boxers “pledge to get rid of” |
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| What President got stuck in a bathtub? |
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| Who won the war between Japan and Russia? |
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| What happened to the USS MAINE |
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| Who said, "It cannot be that 2 million (Germans) should have fallen in vain…No, we do not pardon, we demand-vengeance!” |
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| What was the only country to have positive outcomes from WWI |
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| What was the name of President Wilson's plan for peace? |
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| In March of 1918, what did the Fuel Administration create |
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