2nd Industrial Revolution

Which invention played a crucial role in powering machinery and factories during the First Industrial Revolution?

• Steam engine

• Printing press

• Telescope

• Compass

Which technological change did not occur during the Second Industrial Revolution?

• Development of the electric light bulb

• Invention of the telephone

• Introduction of the steam engine

• Advancements in steel production

Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor, is best known for inventing:

• Dynamite

• Telephone

• Steam engine

• Printing press

Who invented the first battery, which was a significant development in the history of electricity?

• Nikola Tesla

• Thomas Edison

• James Watt

• Alessandro Volta

What was a major effect of the Second Industrial Revolution on the labor market?

• Decrease in factory jobs

• Increase in agricultural employment

• Growth of urban factories and mass production
  

• Decline in population growth

Which of the following changes in daily life was a significant impact of the 2nd Industrial Revolution?

• Exploration of new continents

• Shift from rural agriculture to urban industrialization

• Development of the printing press

• Invention of the steam engine

What do you call a coordinated work stoppage by employees to protest against employers during the 2nd Industrial Revolution?

• Protest

• Boycott

• Strike

• Negotiation

What is a labor union?

• A group of workers organizing to negotiate better wages and working conditions
  
  

• A government agency regulating industrial safety

• A company that specializes in shipping goods internationally

• A political party advocating for worker rights

What type of family structure became more common during the Second Industrial Revolution, as people moved to urban areas for industrial jobs?

• Extended Family

• Nuclear Family

• Single-parent Family

• Blended Family

During the Second Industrial Revolution, what were the traditional gender roles of the mother and father primarily defined as?

• Both worked in factories

• Mother stayed home, father worked outside

• Father stayed home, mother worked outside

• Both managed household chores equally