Word History: Impact of the Industrial Age – Flashcards
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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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How did Francis Cabot Lowell begin to transform the role of women in the United States?
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He gave women a chance to earn a living.
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What is Andrew Carnegie most well known for?
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creating the largest, most powerful companies the world had seen
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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 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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Which country was the first to industrialize on the continent of Europe?
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Belgium
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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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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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Which country showed the greatest percentage increase in world manufacturing from 1870 to 1913?
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the United States
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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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Which of the following did Samuel Morse invent or improve?
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the telegraph
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Industrialization gave workers shorter working hours and time off on weekends, which allowed for
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more leisure time.
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At the end of the 1800s, the direct effect of more leisure time was that
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popular culture began to grow.
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The artistic movement that emerged as a result of industrialization was
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romanticism.
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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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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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What advantages did the US have that made it ripe for rapid industrialization? Check all that apply.
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massive forests rich mineral resources fertile land
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Which were new advancements and innovations that resulted from industrialization? Check all that apply.
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the use of electricity to power machinery in factories the perfection of the assembly line the creation of the Bessemer process for steel making
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The assembly line was perfected by
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Henry Ford
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The author who described the problems of industrialized England was
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Charles Dickens
