Inventors/Industry

Why was the assembly line an advantage?

• Produced goods quickly and cheaply
• Produced low quality goods
• Produced goods slowly and more expensively
• Made it more difficult to assemble goods

Which industry did the Wright brothers create?

• Steel Industry
• Oil Industry
• Aircraft Industry
• Bicycle Industry

What is the sequence of events after the invention of the light bulb?

• Power lines, labor saving inventions, electricity to factories, and generators
• labor saving inventions, power lines, generators, and electricity to factories
• generators, power lines, electricity to factories, and labor saving inventions
• generators, electricity to factories, labor saving inventions, and power lines

What is the making of goods in large amounts called?  This made goods cheaper.

• Monopoly
• Child labor
• Underproduction
• Mass production

The invention of these items provided women with new job opportunities.

• raw materials and washing machines
• sewing machines and typewriters
• assembly line and raw materials
• telegraph and telephone

Why is the following statement true? "The telephone improved on the telegraph invented by Samuel Morse"

• The sounds from the telegraph weren't clear
• The telephone was easier to use because people didn't have to learn Morse Code
• The businesses that used telegraphs couldn't afford electrical wires
• The telegraph was too large to fit in homes

What was one result of rapid industrialization and urbanization?

• Most people in cities started living in large homes
• Factories shut down
• People quit their jobs and moved to the country
• Cities became overcrowded

What were two major problems faced by people living in cities?

• Too many jobs to choose from and overcrowding
• Healthy living conditions and people did not shower
• Overcrowding and sanitation problems
• Animals on the loose from the zoo and insects and rats

Who was one of the early union leaders in the US?

• JP Morgan
• Lewis Hine
• Andrew Carnegie
• Samuel Gompers

This man invented the assembly line

• Thomas Edison
• Henry Ford
• John D Rockefeller
• Andrew Carnegie