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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following had the greatest impact on transportation during the second Industrial Revolution?
the dynamo
the steam engine
the internal combustion engine
the Bessemer process
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which factors caused the population of Europe to soar between 1800 and 1900?
Cities grew, and families had more children.
People bathed more and ate less.
Medicine advanced, and the death rate fell.
The poor were treated at hospitals and survived surgeries.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why did some workers organize unions?
to help women get factory jobs
to reduce work stoppages
to improve their working conditions
to support large corporations
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why did big business emerge during the Industrial Revolution?
Competition between businesses became unnecessary.
Labor unions demanded and won higher wages.
New technologies required the investment of more capital.
Governments passed laws regulating monopolies.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which development helped improve working conditions in many mines and factories during the late 1800s?
the formation of the introduction of the assembly line
the growth of labor unions
the rise of the middle class
the formation of monopolies
- 6. Multiple Choice
Louis Pasteur helped improve public health by
finding a cure for tuberculosis.
improving conditions in hospitals.
encouraging new surgical practices.
applying germ theory to combat disease.
- 7. Multiple Choice
How did city life change during the last 1800s and early 1900s?
Neighborhoods became more crowded.
Improved sanitation slowed the spread of disease.
Urban workers began to move to the suburbs.
Standards of living fell as wages dropped.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Identify two major effects of new technology on business during the Industrial Revolution.
Production became faster and less expensive.
Workers made more money and worked fewer hours.
The streets were less traveled and cleaner.
Fewer goods were manufactured and sold.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following changes to city life would be most likely to reduce the crime rate?
constructing sewer systems
installing street lights
erecting fine buildings
offering public entertainment
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why did some business owners form corporations?
to regulate the free-enterprise system
to raise money to expand
to buy more stock in competitors
to create a laissez-faire economy
- 11. Multiple Choice
How did Thomas Edison’s invention of the light bulb affect industry?
Brighter lights made people more productive so they worked fewer hours.
Electric lights made it possible for factories to run after dark.
Bulb manufacturing became the biggest industry in the United States.
Having better lighting largely eliminated industrial accidents.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Along with the division of labor and interchangeable parts, which of the following increased production efficiency in factories?
the assembly line
the Bessemer process
the dynamo
the electric light bulb
- 13. Multiple Choice
Robert Koch, Florence Nightingale, and John Lister were all pioneers in what field during the Industrial Revolution?
communications
transportation
social reform
medicine, health, and nutrition
- 14. Multiple Choice
What was the main benefit that labor unions of the late 19th century gained for their members?
job security
improved wages and hours
paid vacations
health insurance
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