TEKS US History High School - H.28.A: Improving Living Standards
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High School - U.S. History
Social Studies K-HS (Archived)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1During the 1920s, what was one result of innovations in U.S. transportation technology?Mass-produced automobiles made travel more affordable for many people.Cable cars provided a comfortable means of quick travel to any city within a state.Commercial airplanes replaced ocean liners as the primary means of travel to Europe.Container ships delivered agricultural goods to ports along the Pacific coast.60sH.28.A: Improving Living Standards
- Q2One way the development of the Internet has improved the quality of life in the United States is by -decreasing the influence of advertising on consumersincreasing the reliability of available informationimproving privacy protection for individualsincreasing the ease of obtaining information30sH.28.A: Improving Living Standards
- Q3One advantage offered by hybrid cars is that they -decrease household electricity usageexpand the use of carpoolsshorten the driving time to destinationsreduce the amount of money spent on gasoline60sH.28.A: Improving Living Standards
- Q4How did the expansion of railroad transportation most benefit farmers in the United States?By providing farmers with affordable access to distant marketsBy increasing the variety of locally grown cropsBy raising the consumer price of agricultural productsBy encouraging farmers to form the first agricultural cooperatives60sH.28.A: Improving Living Standards
- Q5How did these developments in transportation most affect the standard of living in U.S. cities?By increasing the expenses associated with relocationBy expanding the options for personal educationBy increasing traffic congestion on city streetsBy giving residents more flexibility in employment60sH.28.A: Improving Living Standards
- Q6Innovations in which industry will most likely make this kind of surgery possible?AeronauticsRoboticsChemistryNursing30sH.28.A: Improving Living Standards
