Railroads transform the Nation
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- Q1Nonviolent refusal to continue to work until a problem is resolved.strike30s
- Q2A system for producing and distributing goods, and services to fulfill people's wants.economy30s
- Q3Changes in economic activity, such as employment and production.business cycle30s
- Q4A machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.generator30s
- Q5American inventor best known for inventing the electric light bulb, acoustic recording on wax cylinders, and motion pictures.Thomas Edison30s
- Q6Inventor of the telephone.Alexander Graham Bell30s
- Q7A personal record of events.memoirs30s
- Q8Railway connecting the west and east coasts of the continental United States.transcontinental railroad30s
- Q9A system adopted in 1918 that divided the US into four time zones.standard time30s
- Q10Person who puts money into a project to earn a profit.investor30s
- Q11Small, crudely built shack.shanty30s
- Q12Being effective without wasting time or effort or expense.efficient30s
- Q13A negative attitude toward an entire category of people, often an ethnic or racial minority.prejudice30s
- Q14To change or modify.alter30s