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- 1. Multiple Choice
What was the effect of the Bessemer Process on American industry and manufacturing?increased steel production, made steel cheaperled to the development of the light bulbadvanced refrigeration techniques, allowing people to preserve food longerallowed Americans to harness nuclear power - 2. Multiple ChoiceHow did an expansion in railroads contribute to the growth of America?new cities sprung up along the roads, and people moved Westit made cities more crowded because railroads were constructed over people's farmsthe agriculture industry became more powerfulit made the environment cleaner thus the country was more attractive to immigrants
- 3. Multiple ChoiceMost lighting in the 1800s was through kerosene-based lamps. What is kerosene made out of?filamentrefined form of petroleumwhale oil or greasewax
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat were 2 advances in communication during this period?the television and the telephonethe intercom and Morse Codethe telegraph and the telephonethe telegraph and the Pony Express
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the problem with Thomas Edison’s electricity company?They weren't sure what kind of material to cover the burning filament of electricity with.power plants could only provide electricity to a few houses directly near the plants- the power could not travel long distancesit was a monopoly that was broken up by the governmentthe electricity depended on coal which polluted the environment
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat contribution did Wilbur and Orville Wright make to transportation?invented the Model T, the first affordable carcreated a type of steel that could be used on railroad tracksinvented a lightweight airplane, pioneering air travelinvented a type of engine that made ships go faster.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat inventor first implemented the Assembly Line on a large scale?Henry FordOrville WrightGeorge WestinghouseAndrew Carnegie
- 8. Multiple ChoiceMass production led to:Products being more superior in qualitygoods became less expensivelaborers received higher wagesindustries moved to rural areas
- 9. Multiple Choice
What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?
Telegraph and Morse Code
telephone
electricity
radio
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich invention was perfected by Thomas Edison?typewriterlight bulbdiesel engineairplane
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat was George Pullman's company?Pullman Palace Car CompanyPullman Town CompanyPullman LibraryFord Motor Company
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAfter the Civil War, the economy in the US changed ...from shipping and trading to farmingfrom bartering to purchasingfrom agriculture & trade to production of manufactured goodsfrom farming to building
- 13. Multiple ChoiceAll BUT ONE of the following is true about the incandescent light bulb...made the use of electricity popularlight homes more safely using electricity rather than kerosene lampslight factories more safely using electricity rather than kerosene lampsInvented by Einstein
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe Wright Brothers were responsible for starting the...meat-packing industrysteel industryshipping industryaircraft industry
- 15. Multiple ChoiceHenry Ford first used the assembly line in the production of:automobilesrailroadsstreet carslight bulbs
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe 2nd Industrial Revolution was powered by?Coal and oilsteamwaterair
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhen did the 2nd Industrial Revolution take place?1790-18401870-19141980-19902000-2010
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWho were 2 important inventors of the The 2nd Industrial Revolution?Howard & HallMadison & JohnsonBell & EdisonHoover & McNair
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat company did Rockefeller create, only to have broken up as a monopoly?SteelCruise ShipsRailroadStandard Oil
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThis industry was especially competitive with the likes of Vanderbilt and Jay Gould?SteelOilRailroadsCoal
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the names of the Wright Brothers?Wilbur and OrvilleBrian and JasonWilliam and OliverElliott and Frank
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Sears and Roebucks company name?Sears, Roebuck and CoSearsRoebuckMcCormick
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat was special about Sears when the company first came out?They mailed there productsThey had phonesFirst business in ChicagoBiggest staff
- 24. Multiple Choice
The Wright Brothers were responsible for starting the...
meat-packing industry
steel industry
shipping industry
aircraft industry
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