Apparel I 90% Benchmark

During World War I, changes in the economy resulted in:

• women and children fighting in the war.

• more money to spend.

• men raising the children.

• women joining the workforce.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What invention had a massive impact on fashion by changing the way we buy clothes, and also how they are marketed?

• Internet

• Paper pattern

• Fast fashion

• Ready-to-wear

What piece of equipment did Samuel Crompton invent?

• Flying shuttle

• Spinning jenny

• Cotton gin

• Spinning mule

Before World War I, what country was the main fashion house found in?

• France

• United States

• England

• Mexico

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Historically in Western culture, women did not show their legs in public. During which era did women's hemlines rise dramatically?

• Industrial Revolution

• 19th Century

• 20th Century

• 21st Century

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Levi Strauss designed the first waist overalls during which time period?

• Industrial Revolution

• 19th Century

• 20th Century

• 21st Century

Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis were granted a patent for an invention that added strength to pocket seams and other weak points on waist overalls. This invention is known as a:

• rivet

• hook-and-eye

• zipper

• bodkin

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which invention revolutionized cotton farming, by separating the cotton seed from the raw cotton fibers?

• Flying shuttle

• Spinning jenny

• Cotton gin

• Spinning mule

After World War II, which garment gained widespread public acceptance for women?

• Hats

• Pants

• Dresses

• Gloves

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What invention resulted in Elias Howe suing Isaac Singer for patent infringement?

• Sewing machine

• Paper pattern

• Ready-to-wear

• Serger

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5