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Who was responsible for developing motorized flight
Thomas Edison
The Wright Brothers
Alexander Graham Bell
Samuel Morse
Who perfected the incandescent light bulb?
Alexander Graham Bell
Samuel Morse
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Edison
Who invented the telegraph?
Alexander Graham Bell
Samuel Morse
Thomas Edison
Benjamin Franklin
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Edison
Samuel Morse
Which word best describes the method of mass production in which a worker is responsible for one small task to be repeated over and over.
Dis-assembly line
assembly line
labor union
monopoly
Which of the words describes a method of mass production in which all the parts of animals were processed and made into food for consumers to purchase
assembly line
monopoly
dis-assembly line
labor union
Which of the following words best describes a separation of races (black and white)?
Selection
Segregation
Federation
Labor Union
Before the Civil war, the US economy was based on ____________________. After the Civil war, the US economy was based on the production of ____________________.
manufactured goods, agriculture
hard work, easy work
making food, money
agriculture, manufactured goods
Which system of transportation shipped raw goods to factories where they were turned to consumer goods?
Electric Streetcar
The Pony Express
Wagon Train
Transcontinental Railroad
Iron ore (raw material) was shipped to factories to be turned into ___________________ that was used to build railroads, skyscrapers, and bridges.
Monopoly
Cereal
Copper
Steel
Henry Ford used the assembly line to mass produce which of the following?
Skyscrapers
Telephones
Light bulbs
Automobiles (cars)
Who had a monopoly in the steel industry during the Industrial Revolution?
Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Bessemer
In what ways was the telephone an improvement over the telegraph? Select all that apply.
It looked nicer in homes.
It was faster and easier to use.
You didn't need to know a code to use it.
It didn't need a cord.
How did Thomas Edison's light bulb promote economic growth?
It allowed factories to stay open longer.
It allowed people to communicate faster.
It was really expensive to use.
People liked kerosene lamps better so they bought more of those.
Which 2 inventions gave women more job opportunities during the industrial revolution? Choose 2!
Transcontinental Railroad
Typewriter
Telephone
Vacuum cleaners
What company came about as a result of the invention of the light bulb? This corporation is still around today.
AT&T
Verizon
GE (General Electric)
Samsung
These laws segregated blacks and whites.
Black Codes
Amendments
Civil laws
Jim Crow Laws
Which of these inventions (by Thomas Edison) was used to provide electricity to whole cities?
Light bulb
Electric generator
Electric Streetcar
Telegraph
Which company was founded by Alexander Graham Bell and is still in existence today?
GE (General Electric)
Verizon
AT&T
Samsung
Choose 3 ways that African Americans were discriminated against when voting.
Grandfather Clause
Balance Test
Literacy Test
Poll Tax
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