New American Industries

Question 1

Which industry benefited most from the Bessemer process?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

steel

Question 2

During the Second Industrial Revolution, which building material became one of the most important in the world?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

steel

Question 3

What industry was most affected by the refrigerated railcar?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

meatpacking

Question 4

Which best describes a development that improved railroad safety?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Companies replaced hand-operated brakes with air brakes on trains.

Question 5

How did railroad expansion make natural resources more available in the United States?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

by making it possible for natural resources to be transported to different cities and towns

Question 6

What was a result of creating rail standardization?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Trains from different rail lines could use each other’s tracks.

Question 7

Why did the development of time zones make train schedules more reliable?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Time zones created a standard of time that all trains followed.

Question 8

The expansion of the railroad directly led to economic growth in the US because

Revolt · Accepted Answer

railroads made resources and products easier to transport.

Question 9

Which invention was most important in revolutionizing the meat industry?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the refrigerator car

Question 10

Railroads not only led to an increase in the ability to transport raw materials, but they also led to a(n)

Revolt · Accepted Answer

increase in the demand for raw materials.

New American Industries Answers