Technology and Society in the Industrial Age

Question 1

Elevated trains and subways improved travel by

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moving commuters without crowding city streets.

Question 2

During the Industrial Age, what was one important way businesses told consumers about new products?

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through catalogues

Question 3

To meet the needs of commuters in the Industrial Age, city planners

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borrowed technology from railroads.

Question 4

Which invention was created to help people with hearing problems?

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the telephone

Question 5

In the late 1800s, people used a telegraph to communicate

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with long and short clicks and beeps.

Question 6

Who invented the telegraph in 1844?

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Samuel Morse

Question 7

Which of the following best describes Thomas Edison?

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Edison was responsible for over a thousand patents.

Question 8

How did Henry Ford affect the automobile industry in the early 1900s?

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Ford made automobile production cheaper by improving the assembly line.

Question 9

Which statement best describes how people traveled within cities in the early 1800s?

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People had to move from place to place slowly because their transportation options were limited.

Question 10

Which of the following was an invention that Thomas Edison created?

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the phonograph

Technology and Society in the Industrial Age Answers