AnswersRMA FL-2100310-United States History Semester 1Living and Working in Cities

2.15 Effects of Technology on 1800s Society Answers

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How did Madam C. J. Walker affect the lives of many Americans in the Industrial Age?

A
Walker invented products that paved the way for many of the devices we use today, such as the film camera.
B
Walker improved the telegraph, which helped trains avoid dangerous collisions and kept passengers safe.
C
Walker improved the assembly line, which changed that way that unskilled laborers worked in factories.
D
Walker produced cosmetics and hair products for African American women, which was an underserved market at the time.
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To meet the needs of commuters in the Industrial Age, city planners

A
implemented the use of phonographs.
B
provided more horses and carriages.
C
borrowed technology from railroads.
D
constructed new telephone lines.
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Which statement best describes how people traveled within cities in the early 1800s?

A
People were able to move from place to place quickly even though their transportation options were limited.
B
People were able to move from place to place quickly because transportation was easy to access.
C
People had to move from place to place slowly, but transportation was easy to access.
D
People had to move from place to place slowly because their transportation options were limited.
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Which of the following was an invention that Thomas Edison created?

A
the subway
B
the automobile
C
the phonograph
D
the telephone
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Which of the following was a limitation of the telegraph?

A
The telegraph took about a week to transmit a message.
B
The telegraph required a special code to communicate.
C
The telegraph was not a form of wired communication.
D
The telegraph could be used only by the military.
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In the Industrial Age, who filed a patent for the incandescent light bulb?

A
Henry Ford
B
Thomas Edison
C
Madam C. J. Walker
D
Alexander Graham Bell
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During the Industrial Age, what was one important way businesses told consumers about new products?

A
through phonographs
B
through telephones
C
through telegraphs
D
through catalogues
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Which of the following best describes Thomas Edison?

A
Edison improved on Samuel Morse’s invention.
B
Edison was responsible for over a thousand patents.
C
Edison created the first set of interchangeable parts.
D
Edison invented the telegraph and the telephone.
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Automobiles became increasingly popular because of

A
Ford’s use of skilled workers to make high-quality cars one at a time.
B
Ford’s decision to make luxury cars that only the wealthy could afford.
C
Ford’s invention of interchangeable parts to make affordable automobiles.
D
Ford’s revolutionary use of the assembly line to make less-expensive cars.
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How did Granville Woods change the telegraph in 1887?

A
Woods made it possible use the telegraph as a recording device.
B
Woods made it easier for untrained people to use the telegraph.
C
Woods made it possible for moving trains to use telegraphs.
D
Woods made the telegraph lighter and easier to carry around.

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