24.1 The Growth of Industrial Prosperity

[Preview/Recall] What name is given to the period of social & economic transformation in which farming & animal power were exchanged for manufacturing & steam power?

• French Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• US Civil War

• Green Revolution

[p1] The first Industrial Revolution had given rise to textiles, railroads, iron, and coal. In the Second Industrial Revolution, steel, _____, _____, and _____led the way to new industrial frontiers. Select THREE of these.

• Chemicals

• Electricity

• Petroleum

• Coal

• Space flight

[p1] The Bessemer process invented in 1855 allowed for making high-quality (a)   efficiently & cheaply.

Hint: a five-letter word.

[p1] "Electricity gave birth to a series of inventions." What THREE new electric-powered inventions does the text describe?

• Edison & Swan's lightbulbs

• Alexander Graham Bell's telephone

• Marconi's radio

• Einstein's theory of relativity

• Eli Whitney's cotton gin

[p1] In what YEAR did Orville & Wilbur Wright make the first flight in a fixed-wing plane (ie not a glider) at Kitty Hawk beach in North Carolina?

(a)  

[p2] What was one of the biggest reasons for more efficient production, pioneered by Henry Ford in 1913?

• Assembly line

• Bourgeoisie

• Proletariat

• Bessemer process

[p2] "By 1900, Europe was divided into two economic zones." Which of these countries were part of Europe's "advanced industrialized core"? Choose THREE of these.

• Great Britain & Belgium

• Germany

• France

• Russia & the Balkan kingdoms

• Spain & Portugal

[p2] "The Second Industrial Revolution, combined with the growth of transportation by steamship and railroad, fostered...

• ... a true world economy."

• ... global peace and cooperation."

• ... the jealousy of poorer countries."

• ... fears of a coming zombie apocalypse."

[p3] "The desire to improve their working and living conditions led many industrial workers to...

• ...form socialist political parties and socialist trade unions."

• ...quit their jobs & return to farming."

• ...buy their own factories and run the business better."

• ...refuse to work, instead living on welfare and charity."

[p3] Who were the oppressed class, according to Marx?

• Bourgeoisie

• Proletariat