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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why was steel used in place of iron in the Second Industrial Revolution?
Steel could be made cheaply and efficiently.
Iron was lighter and could be used to make smaller machines.
Steel made better-looking machines and railways.
Iron could be used only in the textile industry.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Electricity was especially valuable because it was a power source and because it
didn't cost anything to create.
did not use wires or rails.
made other inventions possible.
worked better than chemicals to run machinery
- 3. Multiple Choice
Petroleum became important because
coal created it.
internal-combustion engines ran on it.
it was a by-product of electricity.
it created incandescent light
- 4. Multiple Choice
How did assembly lines affect sales?
Sales decreased because they were harder to make..
Sales decreased because fewer goods were produced on assembly lines.
Sales stayed the same because goods were produced faster but the raw materials cost more.
Sales increased because goods were produced faster on assembly lines and thus were cheaper.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Production in large amounts, usually by machinery, is known as
a world economy.
increased sales.
mass production.
consumer goods.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Why did the countries to the south and east in Europe have a lower standard of living than those to the north and west?
The countries to the south and east remained agricultural.
The countries to the north and west chose to invest money in their agricultural industries.
The southern and eastern countries had fewer people.
The northern and western countries had more intelligent populations.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which country/area was the most successful in the world economy at the beginning of the twentieth century?
the United States
Latin America
Europe
Austria-Hungary
- 8. Multiple Choice
What did moderate reformers use to achieve their goals?
socialist organizations
trade unions
riots
capitalists
- 9. Multiple Choice
Moderate reformers tried to improve working conditions by
abolishing capitalism.
attacking parliament.
creating a socialist society.
passing laws.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Socialist parties appealed to many workers in Germany because they
used violence against factory owners.
attacked the bourgeoisie.
supported workplace reforms.
did not believe in revolution
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