Impact of the Industrial Age

Question 1

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.

Question 2

This chart shows changes in how world manufacturing was distributed in 1870 and 1913.

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the United States

Question 3

In order to stop the spread of industrial technology, Britain

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forbade mechanics, engineers, and others from leaving the country.

Question 4

The artistic movement that emerged as a result of industrialization was

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Romanticism.

Question 5

After Germany’s unification in 1871, industrialization accelerated and

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constructed vast networks of railroads.

Question 6

How did industrialization spread to the continent of Europe?

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British workers secretly brought in textile machinery plans.

Question 7

Which were new advancements and innovations that resulted from industrialization? Check all that apply.the use of electricity to power machinery in factoriesthe perfection of the assembly linethe use of water to power millsthe creation of national parksthe creation of the Bessemer process for steel making

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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

Question 8

What advantages did the US have that made it ripe for rapid industrialization? Check all that apply.massive forestsaccess to two oceansrich mineral resourcesfertile landrailroads

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massive forests; rich mineral resources; fertile land

Question 9

The most important result of the Second Industrial Revolution was

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turning the United States into a world economic power.

Question 10

Who is regarded as one of the greatest inventors in history?

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Thomas Edison

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