Events In American Manufacturing

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What significant event happened in 1785? Options: Eli Whitney interchangeable parts, James Watt's steam engine, Peter Cooper's Tom Thumb, Oliver Evan's automatic flour mill

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Oliver Evan's automatic flour mill

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What major invention contributed to the Industrial Revolution in 1820? Options: Interchangable parts, Steam engine, Just-in-time manufacturing, Electric power plant

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Steam engine

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Two notable features of the ___________________________________ are the extensive use of interchangeable parts and mechanization for production

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American system of manufacturing

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The first steam locomotive was significant to American manufacturing because

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goods could be delivered quickly and more efficiently

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What year did Henry Ford first manufacture the Model T?

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1908

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What is meant by just-in-time manufacturing?

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You only make what you need when you need it.

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It was 51 feet long and had 3,000,000 components.

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The first computer

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The ISO was founded in 1947 to

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develop international standards for business and technology.

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Integrated Circuits, or “Chips” allowed a higher level of processing.

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True

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OSHA is a federal agency that

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ushered in a focus on safety in manufacturing.