SSUSH 11C: Key Technology Inventions Gilded Age

In what decade was the electric light bulb invented?

• 1830s

• 1870s

• 1950s

• 1920s

Who invented the telegraph technology?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Samuel Morse

• Thomas Edison

• Edwin Stanton

What system of communication was used in telegraph messages?

• Binary Code

• Morse Code

• ASCII Code

• Hieroglyphics

What was the first war to use widespread telegraph connectivity?

• The Spanish-American War

• The Revolutionary War

• The Civil War

• World War I

Who received almost daily updates during the Civil War through telegraph?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

What did the invention of the telephone allow?

• Voice-to-voice communication over electric wires

• Video conferencing

• Instant messaging

• Email exchange

How many patents did Thomas Edison hold?

• Over 1,500

• Over 1,000

• Over 500

• Over 2,000

Where was Thomas Edison's research laboratory located?

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Palo Alto, California

• New York City, New York

• Menlo Park, New Jersey

What was one of the major impacts of the electric light bulb?

• It reduced the cost of books

• It allowed factories to operate 24/7

• It made night-time travel safer

• It allowed for the creation of the internet

What was the first nationwide information transmitter?

• The telegraph

• The radio

• The internet

• The telephone