4.4 New Technologies and 4.5 Dawn of Mass Culture

Multiple Choice

What was the main reason cities needed a reliable food supply?

• To feed their populations

• To increase city size

• To reduce pollution

• To build more factories

Multiple Choice

Who revolutionized farming in the South with the idea of crop rotation?

• George Washington Carver

• Fritz Haber

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

Multiple Choice

What process, discovered by Fritz Haber, made it possible to create chemical fertilizers?

• Haber-Bosch process

• Pasteurization process

• Green Revolution process

• Photosynthesis process

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of refrigerated railroad cars and chemical food preservatives for farmers?

• To get their goods to markets before they spoiled

• To increase the size of farms

• To reduce the number of workers needed

• To make food taste better

Multiple Choice

What did Americans begin to enjoy at the end of the 19th century, along with new advertising campaigns?

• New leisure activities

• New types of transportation

• New forms of government

• New educational systems

Multiple Choice

Which amusement park location drew adventurous customers with a roller coaster in 1884?

• Coney Island

• Central Park

• Times Square

• Golden Gate Park

Multiple Choice

Which brand of chocolate bar, first sold in 1900, became popular among turn-of-the-century Americans?

• Mars

• Hershey

• Nestle

• Cadbury

Multiple Choice

What drink was originally formulated by an Atlanta pharmacist as a cure for headaches in 1886?

• Pepsi

• Sprite

• Coca-Cola

• Dr Pepper

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the professional baseball team that toured the country in 1869 and helped lead to the formation of the National League?

• New York Yankees

• Boston Pilgrims

• Cincinnati Red Stockings

• Pittsburgh Pirates

Multiple Choice

Which school of philosophical thought aimed to reconcile tensions between science, morality, and religion in the U.S. in the 1870s?

• Pragmatism

• Existentialism

• Romanticism

• Idealism

Multiple Choice

What type of music began to sweep the nation around the turn of the century, leading to jazz, rhythm and blues, and rock n’ roll?

• Classical

• Ragtime

• Opera

• Country