EPCC History 1302

Sylabus
Blackboard
Introductions
Next week

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Welcome to History 1302

Open Ended

Name, age, major, expectations, family, are you transferring to UTEP, Hobbies

Multiple Choice

Which of the following technological innovations had the greatest impact on economic development in the United States during the Gilded Age?

• Railroads

• Television

• Internet

• Printing press

Open Ended

How did industrialization during the Gilded Age impact the economic and social structure of the United States?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a reason Americans moved West during the late 1800s?

• Search for wealth and opportunities

• Homestead Act of 1862

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Desire to avoid assimilation

Open Ended

How did the concept of the 'Gilded Age' reflect both the positive and negative aspects of American society in the late 19th century?

Multiple Select

Which of the following were key features of the Second Industrial Revolution?

• Technological revolution

• Decline in manufacturing

• Scientific discoveries and innovations

• New inventions improving quality of life

Multiple Choice

According to Social Darwinism, what was believed to drive the evolution of society?

• Government intervention

• Competition and natural selection

• Religious beliefs

• Universal equality

Open Ended

Explain how the expansion of railroads contributed to economic growth and industrialization in the United States during the late 19th century.

Multiple Choice

How did government land grants to railroads contribute to the growth of new towns and industries in the United States during the late 19th century?

• They encouraged westward migration by providing free land to settlers.

• They allowed railroads to sell land to businesses, raising capital for railway construction and promoting economic growth.

• They restricted business expansion by limiting land ownership.

• They prevented the development of new towns by keeping land under government control.

Multiple Select

Which of the following were direct effects of the expansion of railroads on the national market in the United States?

• Products could be shipped to new cities and rural areas by train.

• Home products became available through catalogs.

• Efficiency in locomotives lowered shipping rates.

• Railroads reduced the need for innovation in transportation.

Open Ended

Explain how innovations in communication, such as the telegraph and radio, impacted business and society during the Second Industrial Revolution.

Open Ended

In what way did railroad expansion lead to a national market?

Open Ended

What were the economic and social impacts of the refrigerated railway car introduced in the 1870s?

Open Ended

Explain how the invention of the telephone transformed business decision making by 1900.

Multiple Choice

Who invented the telephone in 1876?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• George Eastman

• Josephine Cochrane

Multiple Select

Which of the following inventions are attributed to Thomas Edison?

• Phonograph

• Electric lightbulb

• Handheld Kodak Camera

• Electric generator

Open Ended

Describe how the inventions and innovations between 1876 and 1903 changed daily life and society.

Multiple Choice

What was one major impact of electricity replacing kerosene lamps?

• People could work late into the night more safely

• Kerosene became more expensive

• Oil wells were no longer needed

• Electricity was only used for transportation

Open Ended

What do you think is the most important invention of this era? Why?

Open Ended

What did the distribution of electricity improve for American society?

Open Ended

How did the invention of the telephone impact efficiency during the Gilded Age?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the Bessemer Process?

• A British production technique that made mass production of steel possible

• A method for mass producing textiles

• A process for refining petroleum

• A new way to organize factory workers

Multiple Select

Which of the following are characteristics of the Free Enterprise system described in the slides?

• Freedom of competition in business

• Government sets all prices

• Supply and demand dictate wages and prices

• Entrepreneurs invest their own capital

Multiple Choice

Which of the following technological innovations had the greatest impact on the economic development of the U.S. during the Gilded Age?

• Railroads

• Paper bag trust

• Salt trust

• Nail trust

Open Ended

What is one economic issue you found most interesting during the lesson on the Gilded Age and Industrialization, and why?