Question

america - the story of us cities

1. america is the land of invention of the hot dog, jazz, elevator, skyscraper but its greatest innovation of all is the modern _ city.
2. in 1885, the people of france donate to america the _ for the 100th anniversary of the declaration of independence (americas 100th birthday!).
3. its actual name is liberty: enlightening the _.
4. over the next 2 decades more than _ million immigrants pass by on their way to _ island.
5. from ellis island they spread out across the continent. irish, russian and italians went to the big _, germans to the _ _ and scandinavians to the _ _.
6. from 1880 - 1930, nearly _ new immigrants arrive in in the us.
7. for buildings to be built up \skyscrapers\, the crucial ingredient of _ is needed.
8. in 1872, _ _ brought a revolutionary steel manufacturing technique \bessemer process\ to america which allows steel to be made faster and cheaper.
9. he becomes the 1st person to _ produce steel. steel price drops by _ percent and output rockets to _ tons by 1920.
10. by 1902, _ skyscrapers are being constructed in manhattan (part of new york city).
11. the workers on the skyscrapers, work _ stories above the street without a harness, safety belt or even a hard hat.
12. _ out of _ (40%) roughnecks (workers) die or disabled on the job.
13. in 1902, the _ _ building was a new type of skyscraper that is built at the intersection of 3 streets.

Explanation:

This is a fill - in - the - blank exercise about American history, specifically focusing on inventions, the Statue of Liberty, immigration, and the development of skyscrapers. We draw on knowledge of American historical events, symbols, and industrial development to fill in the blanks.

Answer:

1. skyscraper - filled
2. Statue of Liberty
3. World
4. 12; Ellis
5. cities; Midwest; Northwest
6. 20
7. steel
8. Andrew Carnegie
9. mass; 80; 26 million
10. 50
11. 50
12. 2; 5
13. Flatiron