Impact of the Industrial Age Answers

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

A
William Wordsworth
B
Thomas Edison
C
Andrew Carnegie
D
Charles Dickens
3

The most important result of the Second Industrial Revolution was

A
depleting natural resources.
B
creating business empires.
C
turning the United States into a world economic power.
D
creating problems for labor, such as long hours.
4

At the end of the 1800s, the direct effect of more leisure time was that

A
boredom enveloped the culture.
B
there was an increase in crime.
C
popular culture began to grow.
D
people took second jobs.
9

After Germany’s unification in 1871, industrialization accelerated and

A
surpassed the US becoming first in steel production.
B
industrialization continued mainly in the west.
C
workers for industrial jobs were difficult to find.
D
constructed vast networks of railroads.
10

Industrialization gave workers shorter working hours and time off on weekends, which allowed for

A
more jobs per person.
B
lower salaries.
C
fewer sick days.
D
more leisure time.

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