The Second Industrial Revolution
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- Q1Henry Ford was able to mass produce automobiles because of __________. (Chapter 9, Section 1 Notes)the internal combustion enginethe creation of steelthe assembly linethe steam engine30s
- Q2What replaced steam as a source of energy in the Second Industrial Revolution? (Chapter 9, Section 1 Notes)coalbatterieselectricitynuclear energy30s
- Q3What came into existence due to advances in the Second Industrial Revolution? (Chapter 9, Section 1 Notes)steamboatsfactoriesskyscrapersmines30s
- Q4What is one effect of the Industrial Revolution? (Rise of the Cities Notes)large numbers of people moved to rural areasdecrease in the average life spangeneral rise in the standard of livingdecrease in the distinction of social classes30s
- Q5What 19th century European artistic movement arose as a reaction against Classicism’s emphasis on reason? (Arts in the Industrial Age Notes)impressionismromanticismsurrealismrealism30s
- Q6The scientist who linked microbes to disease was ____. (Rise of the Cities Notes)Robert KochLouis PasteurFlorence NightingaleJoseph Lister30s
- Q7A pioneer of hospital care, safety, and hygiene was ____. (Rise of the Cities Notes)Louis PasteurHenry FordJoseph ListerRobert Koch30s
- Q8How did workers respond to harsh conditions of industrial life? (Rise of the Cities Notes)They hired armed guards and police to protect themselves.They froze the wages of unskilled workers.They quit their jobs and moved to farms.They formed unions and mutual aid societies.30s
- Q9The rebuilding of rundown areas of cities is known as ____. (Rise of the Cities Notes)urban renewalmutual aidthe suburbsgerm theory30s
- Q10Henry Bessemer's contribution to industrialization was ____. (Chapter 9, Section 1 Notes)build the first internal combustion enginepatent a new steelmaking processcreate the first electric motorinvent dynamite30s
- Q11The main purpose for selling stock was the allow companies to raisecapitalwagesproductionprices30s
- Q12According to the table, what was the general trend for life expectancy in the Industrial Age?Males' life expectancies trended higher, but females' life expectances trended lower.Both males' and females' life expectancies trended lower.Females' life expectancies trended higher, but males' life expectances trended lower.Both males' and females' life expectancies trended higher.30s
- Q13According to the table, which major city in the United States grew less than the other between 1860 and 1900?BaltimoreSt. LouisChicagoCincinnati30s
- Q14According to the chart, how much did real wages in Britain grow between 1850 and 1900?The rose only about 10%.They stayed flat.They approximately doubled.They approximately tripled.30s
- Q15Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Romanticism? (Arts in the Industrial Age Notes)emphasis on emotionfocus on the daily life of real peoplecelebration of natureemphasis on the individual30s
