Effects of Technology on 1800s Society — Quiz

Question 5 • U.S. History I

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

Answer

Walker improved the assembly line, which changed that way that unskilled laborers worked in factories.

Walker improved the telegraph, which helped trains avoid dangerous collisions and kept passengers safe.

Walker produced cosmetics and hair products for African American women, which was an underserved market at the time.

Walker invented products that paved the way for many of the devices we use today, such as the film camera.

Explanation

Madam C. J. Walker built a business producing cosmetics and hair-care products for African American women. At the time, this was an underserved market, so her products and business created opportunities for many customers and workers. The assembly line, telegraph safety systems, and early film technology are associated with other inventors, not Walker.

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