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Laubusch WI Chap 8
Wisconsin Chapter 8 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A leader of a state. | Governor |
| Making many things at once by machine. | Mass Production |
| A type of oil used in lamps. | Kerosene |
| He built the first horseless carriage in Racine, WI. | J.W. Carhart |
| A change from making things by hand to using machines. | Industrial Revolution |
| Was governor of Wisconsin and led the Progressive Party. | Robert LaFollette |
| To refuse to work until demands are met. | Strike |
| Not taking either side. | Neutral |
| A period of 100 years. | Century |
| His invention, the telephone, made it easier for people to communicate. | Alexander Graham Bell |
| Liquid and solid waste. | Sewage |
| He owned the first company that made cars in Michigan. | Henry Ford |
| A government certificate that people bought that was repaid after the war. | War Bond |
| Machines that make electricity. | Generator |
| A person who has fought in a war. | Veteran |
| He was president and wanted to keep the U.S. out of World War I. | Woodrow Wilson |
| A group of workers who join together to fight for change. | Labor Union |
| A person who wanted the government to solve social and environmental problems. | Progressive |
| It was fought between Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary) and the Allied Powers (England, France, Italy, and Russia). | World War I |
| Germany and Austria-Hungary | Central Powers |
| England, France, Italy, and Russia | Allied Powers |
| The United States joined this side in the war. | Allied Powers |