Impact of the Industrial Age – Flashcards
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Who is regarded as one of the greatest inventors in history?
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Thomas Edison.
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How did industrialization spread to the continent of Europe?
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British workers secretly brought in textile machinery plans.
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The most important result of the Second Industrial Revolution was
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turning the United States into a world economic power.
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After Germany's unification in 1871, industrialization accelerated and
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constructed vast networks of railroads
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Which of the following did Samuel Morse invent or improve?
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the telegraph
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In order to stop the spread of industrial technology, Britain
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forbade mechanics, engineers, and others from leaving the country.
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The man known as "the father of the American Industrial Revolution" is
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Samuel Slater.
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Which authors were known for their critical writing about the excesses and problems resulting from industrialization?
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Dickens and Twain
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An important development or discovery in science and medicine due to industrialization was
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Pasteur's discovery that disease is spread by bacteria.
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The assembly line was perfected by
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Henry Ford
