Lesson 3: Impact of the Industrial Age Answers

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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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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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Alexandre DumasCharles DickensEdgar Allan PoeMark Twain

A
Alexandre Dumas
B
Charles Dickens
C
Edgar Allan Poe
D
Mark Twain
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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.
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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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How did Francis Cabot Lowell begin to transform the role of women in the United States?

A
He offered women a chance to earn a living.
B
He raised women’s pay in the textile industry.
C
He refused to allow women to work under dangerous conditions.
D
He improved women’s work conditions by shortening their 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.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

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

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