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a cheap and efficient process for making steel; developed during the 1850s and eventually brought to the US
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Bessemer Process
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Steel was lighter, harder and more durable than iron
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Who was Thomas Edison?
Created the first electric light bulb in 1870's
Created the first simple electric motor and first dynamo, Dynamos are still used to produce electricity today
invented a gasoline-powered internal combustion engine,
Inherited a steel making business and bought up coal and iron mines. Also, he bought shipping lines that fed his steel business.
Mass production led to:
Products being more superior in quality
goods became less expensive
laborers received higher wages
industries moved to rural areas
Orville and Wilbur Wright designed...
The lightbulb
Dynamite
The airplane
The telegraph
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
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
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.
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.
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
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