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Unit Test — Cumulative exam

Question 21 • MS-US History

Read the list of facts about industrialization.1. Many people moved to cities to find jobs in factories. By 1850, the population of Manchester, England reached about one million people.2. Industrialization began in the textile industry in the 1730s with the invention of the flying shuttle. Over the next 50 years, new innovtions would dramatically change how textiles were made.3. In the United States, the Second Industrial Revolution of the late 1800s resulted in tremendous advancements in new technologies. Advancements in steel manufacturing, electricity, and the telephone were important inventions of this era.Based on the information you were just given, which of the following would make the best topics for your body paragraphs?

Answer
A
urbanization, the effects of industrialization on manufacturing, the effects of new technologies
B
Manchester, the textile industry, the United States
C
factories, the textile industry, steel manufacturing
D
population changes, the flying shuttle, electricity

Explanation

Each fact points to a broad effect or development of industrialization that could support a body paragraph. The first describes urbanization as people moved to cities; the second describes changes in manufacturing, especially textiles; and the third describes the effects of new technologies. Therefore, “urbanization, the effects of industrialization on manufacturing, the effects of new technologies” is the best set of topics.

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