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Which of the following did Samuel Morse invent or improve?

A
the light bulb
B
the airplane
C
the telegraph
D
the telephone
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How did industrialization spread to the continent of Europe?

A
The United States shared its expertise in exchange for resources.
B
British workers secretly brought in textile machinery plans.
C
Britain shared its secrets to get support from allies.
D
Germany shared its plans for how to build railroads.
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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.
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What is industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie most known for?

A
mechanizing every stage of textile production
B
contributions in steel manufacturing
C
founding one of the world’s first modern research laboratories
D
patenting more than one thousand inventions
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Which were new advancements and innovations that resulted from industrialization? Check all that apply.

A
the use of electricity to power machinery in factories
B
the perfection of the assembly line
C
the use of water to power mills
D
the creation of national parks
E
the creation of the Bessemer process for steel making
6

In order to stop the spread of industrial technology, Britain

A
closed companies suspected of sharing secrets.
B
penalized companies harshly for any hint of a leak.
C
searched for spies in all industrial and manufacturing companies.
D
forbade mechanics, engineers, and others from leaving the country.
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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.
8

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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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.
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An important development or discovery in science and medicine due to industrialization was

A
Salk’s development of a vaccine that could prevent polio.
B
Pasteur’s discovery that disease is spread by bacteria.
C
Curie’s development of the process of pasteurization.
D
Jenner’s discovery of a medium for growing and identifying bacteria.

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