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The photo shows an invention from the Second Industrial Revolution.

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A
the alternating current engine
B
the telephone
C
the telegraph
D
the internal combustion engine
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What was the main way in which industrial age inventors helped farmers?

A
by developing new techniques for growing crops
B
by removing harmful bacteria from the soil
C
by using radiation to control farm pests
D
by improving farmers’ working conditions
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A
radiation
B
pasteurization
C
vaccination
D
combustion
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What conclusion can be drawn about the relationship of Joseph Lister’s and Louis Pasteur’s work?

A
Lister’s work was only made possible by Pasteur’s discoveries.
B
Lister and Pasteur could not have made their discoveries separately.
C
Lister’s and Pasteur’s discoveries depended on the work of Marie Curie.
D
Pasteur’s work was only made possible by Lister’s discoveries.
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What can be concluded about the long-term effects of Alexander Graham Bell’s invention?

A
It increased literacy rates by encouraging people to communicate through the written word.
B
It encouraged the development of new cities and trades by allowing people to travel farther and faster.
C
It improved the economy by increasing the number of hours people could work each day.
D
It enabled families to remain in close contact even as they moved across the country and across the world.
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The use of antiseptics in hospitals resulted in

A
an increase in injury rates.
B
more deaths following surgeries.
C
new types of X-ray machines.
D
a decline in the infection rate.

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