Quizgecko Chrome Extension

Chrome Extension: Quiz Generation

• A Chrome extension that generates a quiz based on the page you're viewing, utilizing AI technology.
• Compatible with Quizgecko, a platform that requires an account to use.
• The extension is free to use up to 3 times per month, after which a paid plan is required.

Features

• Automatically generates a quiz based on the text on the current webpage.
• Quiz generation can be started immediately or configured to begin manually.

Alternative Educational Tool: Ryze

• A browser extension that helps students learn in three ways:
  • Summarizing long text.
  • Explaining complex topics.
  • Quizzing knowledge.
• Extracts important information from web pages and PDFs, adding them to a genei account.

The 20th Century in America

• The 20th century saw transforming events that impacted every city and small town in America.
• Annual celebrations commemorate historical reminders of how towns survived the Great Depression and older people saved democracy.

Schools and Education

• Boys were taught shop and girls were taught typing in schools, reflecting the expectation that women wouldn't succeed in business.

Racial Segregation and Inequality

• In some places, hometown coffee shops only served whites for over 50 years, highlighting the racial segregation.
• The Civil Rights Movement aimed to change attitudes, as people were judged solely on their skin color.

World War I and II

• Memorials on American main streets honor those who died on European battlefields during World War I.
• During World War II, men departed from almost every hometown train station to fight.

The American Dream

• The 20th century was shaped by the determination and actions of ordinary people.
• The United States represented the land of opportunity, where anyone could rise to the top.

Immigration

• Between 1900 and 1914, over 13 million impoverished Europeans migrated to America.
• Immigrants were drawn to America's promise of material abundance and freedom.

Industrialization and Labor

• Industrial work involved long hours, six days a week, and low wages.
• Children as young as four worked in factories, canneries, and mines, with no safety precautions.

Suffrage and Women's Rights

• Progressive women fought for suffrage, or the right to vote.
• Emily Davison died fighting for the cause, throwing herself in front of the king's horse at the Epsom Derby.

African-American Experience

• Black Americans lived in poverty in the southern United States, segregated from whites by Jim Crow laws.
• Lynching and violence against African-Americans were rampant.

Notable Figures

• Booker T. Washington accepted segregation, urging blacks to better themselves through work and vocational training.
• W.E.B. Du Bois advocated for full political and social equality for African-Americans.

Urbanization and Technology

• The rhythm of American life quickened as people moved to cities with bright lights and opportunities.
• Skyscrapers, subways, and technological marvels transformed American cities, especially New York City.

Immigration and Culture

• By the early 20th century, 9,000 public libraries in the US freely dispensed information.
• Immigrants brought diverse languages and customs, enriching urban culture.
• Cities like New York and Chicago had large immigrant populations, including Polish, Irish, Jewish, and Italian communities.

Entertainment and Innovation

• Rising income and declining work hours enabled working-class people to afford entertainment.
• Nickelodeon movies became popular, charging 5 cents per ticket.
• The first American film, "The Great Train Robbery," told a story and gained huge success, leading to the rise of fiction films.

Politics and War

• The 1898 explosion of the USS Maine in Havana harbor led to cries of revenge against Spain.
• President William McKinley was reluctant to go to war, but Theodore Roosevelt pushed for war and foreign adventure.

Imperialism and Engineering

• Roosevelt envisioned the US as a real empire, exercising great power like European empires.
• He planned to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans with a canal through the Isthmus of Panama.