WH Chapter 5, Part A

Multiple Choice

Which two countries became the leading industrial powers after Britain during the Industrial Revolution?

• Germany and the United States

• France and Belgium

• Italy and Spain

• Russia and Austria

Multiple Choice

How did industrialization affect the social and economic structure of nations like Britain and other Western powers?

• It led to the decline of cities and factories.

• It caused rapid urbanization and created new jobs.

• It reduced the demand for goods and services.

• It made politics less important in society.

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Open Ended

Explain how the introduction of interchangeable parts and the assembly line improved manufacturing efficiency.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following technological advancements contributed to economic growth in the late 1800s?

• The invention of the steam engine

• The development of steel by Henry Bessemer

• The discovery of penicillin

• The creation of the printing press

Open Ended

Describe two ways in which the internal combustion engine transformed transportation in the early 1900s.

Match

Match the inventor with the invention.

• Guglielmo Marconi

• Samuel F.B. Morse

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Orville & Wilbur Wright

• Gottlieb Daimler

radio

telegraph

telephone

airplane

automobile

• radio

• telegraph

• telephone

• airplane

• automobile

Multiple Choice

By the late 1800s, what was a key characteristic of big business corporations?

• They were owned by a single family.

• They were owned by many investors who bought shares of stock.

• They could not expand into new areas.

• They were only involved in agriculture.

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inherited/created a monopoly of the steel industry in Germany.

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created a monopoly of the petroleum industry in the United States.

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Alfed Krupp

John D. Rockefeller

Open Ended

How did public opinion differ regarding business leaders like the Krupps and Rockefellers during the rise of large corporations, and what actions did reformers take in response to monopolies?