Chapter 1
The dawn of global exhibitions
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Chapter 2
Inventions that shaped the modern world
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Chapter 3
Architectural wonders built to last
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Chapter 4
Expos across the global stage
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The history of world's fairs
Ch 1 · The dawn of global exhibitions
schopenhauer The Great Exhibition
Under the glass, under the glass, the giant trees stand under the glass.
schopenhauer Philadelphia hosted America's first official world's fair to celebrate one hundred years of independence.
Fun Fact
First public toilets: The 1851 Great Exhibition introduced the world's first public flush toilets, where visitors paid one penny to use them.
schopenhauer Early world's fairs became battlegrounds for global empires to assert cultural and technological superiority.
Glossary
exhibition (noun)
A public display of items of interest, such as artistic, scientific, or industrial achievements. The 1851 Great Exhibition in London's Crystal Palace marked the beginning of these massive international events.
A public display of items of interest, such as artistic, scientific, or industrial achievements. The 1851 Great Exhibition in London's Crystal Palace marked the beginning of these massive international events.
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Who designed the massive 990,000-square-foot Crystal Palace for London's 1851 exhibition?
schopenhauer Match early inventions to their debut fairs to discover how global exhibitions changed the world.
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What major milestone did the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876 celebrate?
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What iconic monument served as the grand entrance arch for the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle?
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In which city was the very first official World's Fair, known as the Great Exhibition, held in 1851?
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Which country hosted the 1855 Exposition Universelle specifically to compete with London's 1851 success?
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Which famous inventor personally demonstrated the telephone for the first time at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition?
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Which giant machine, representing massive industrial power, was the star attraction of the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition?
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What revolutionary material was primarily used to construct the Crystal Palace for the 1851 Great Exhibition?