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Chapter 8, Section 1

Read pages 298-302

1. Why was there a rural to urban shift in the population at the turn of the century? What were cities doing to accommodate the growing population--list two changes in cities and the effect each had.
    
2. Why did the U.S. government become interested in Orville and Wilbur Wright's airplane?
    
3. Identify and explain five factors that contributed to the revolution in printing.
    
4. How did advances in printing and photography change newspapers?