2. The panic of 1893 played a significant role towards the begining of the fair. Due to the stock market crash, very few people were coming to the fair and there was fear of the fair being a failure all together.(pg.240)
3. At the time there was an obvious class sepertation as portrayed in the novel. It makes the comparison of the black city to the white city, where the black city is the slums and cluttered houses of those less fortunate and the white city is for the people that had money or at least acted like they did.(pg.247)
4. Thomas Edison invented the Kinetoscope which put a step forward in to making modern day motion pictures.(pg.247)
5. There were many new inventions during this time period at the fair including the telephone, zipper, electric dishwasher, Juicy Fruit, and Cracker Jacks.(pg.247)
6. The people at the fair were able to see the first electic chair which although morbid, it played a major role in the debate of whether an alternating or direct curent should be used when channeling everyday electricity.(pg.267)
7. The Ferris wheel proved to be one of Americas greatest architectual achievments at the time. Although there was an accident it portrayed America's rising attraction to amusement rides.
8. Due to the overcrowding of the fair and the poor condition in transportation, there were many cases of minor injury and sicknesses that were accounted for. Although the fair was supposed to be almost a perfect place many people had to be cautious of hazardous items or sickness.(pg.284)
9. The helium balloon the Chicago also became a main attraction ot the fair next to the Ferris Wheel and along with the wheel proved to be some of the great engineering of the time period.(pg.299.)
10. People gathered at the lakefront to hear Samuel Gompers speak. Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor a successful labor union which is still around today.(pg.315)
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