Unit 1 2nd Industrial Revolution

All of the following were immediate effects of the Second Industrial Revolution except which one?

• The population of cities grew rapidly due to increased work opportunities.

• Factories increased in number and were often dangerous workplaces.

• Mandatory attendance in school for ages 7-16 became common.

• People worked long hours in factories.

The Second Industrial Revolution resulted in numerous technological inventions which impacted American society. Which of the following is a correct statement of cause and effect that occurred in the period 1870-1900?

• The development of the Bessemer process created a demand for maps.

• The use of the telegraph as a form of communication increased the demand for paper

• The invention of the light bulb resulted in shorter work days for women.

• The invention of the telephone improved the speed of communication across long distances.

As illustrated in the image above, factories in the late 1800’s:

• provided a safe place for children to work

• ensured that children got at least 8 years of formal schooling.

• paid children the same wages as adults were paid

• used children to produce goods cheaply.

Urbanization impacted those who came to the cities from rural areas because it

• Allowed the average worker to retire wealthy.

• Decreased the quality of life for the average worker.

• Offered women a chance to earn money and increase the wealth of families.

• Gave them access to safer living conditions.

With few city services to rely upon, the working class lived daily with ALL EXCEPT which of the following?

• Spacious tenements

• Inadequate water facilities

• Unpaved streets

• Disease

Besides the physical dangers of child labor there was also the danger of the cycle never being broken in these poor urban families. Why?

• Children who were not educated had no choice but to continue working in factories their entire life.

• It was difficult if not impossible to move up in a career because of illiteracy.

• People who were illiterate could rarely move above the poverty level.

• All of the above

• None of the above

What need was eliminated by railroads?

• Local family markets

• Skilled labor

• Factory jobs

• Workers

Which technological development caused the greatest change of the American west?

• Factories

• Railroads

• Telephone

• Mass production

Between 1850 and 1900, railroads were built in the American West, people migrated to cities and a new working middle class was created. Which of the following was the primary cause of these changes?

• Reform movements

• Federalism

• A decreased in population among Native Americans

• Industrialization

Using the chart above, what can one conclude about the growth of cities in the early 1900s?

• Cities were growing rapidly from 1880-1900

• Most of the growth was happening during the 1860s

• Boston had the biggest growth in the 1900s

• All of the cities remained stagnant to growth from 1880-1900