US.31:The Impact of New Technologies: Air Travel and Electricity

Among the most transformative innovations of the early 20th century were air travel and the ________ of electricity.

• invention

• spread

• reduction

• elimination

How did the developments in air travel and electricity affect societies?

• They isolated communities

• They reshaped societies and economies

• They had no impact

• They slowed down technological progress.

What does the document suggest about the impact of air travel and electricity?

• They had no significant impact

• They reshaped societies and economies

• They were only important in Europe

• They were temporary changes.

Understanding the impacts of air travel and electricity helps us navigate the ________ landscape today.

• economic

• technological

• political

• cultural

What event marked the beginning of a new era in transportation in the early 1900s?

• The invention of the car

• The Wright brothers' first powered flight

• The launch of the first commercial airline

• The construction of the first highway.

During World War I and World War II, airplanes were used for various military purposes. Which of the following was NOT one of those purposes?

• A) Reconnaissance

• B) Bombing missions

• C) Transporting troops

• D) Naval battles

The Wright brothers' first powered flight occurred in which year?

• 1900

• 1903

• 1910

• 1920

Pan American Airways was founded in which year?

• 1920

• 1927

• 1935

• 1940

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw the widespread adoption of what?

• Steam engines

• Electricity

• Telephones

• Automobiles

The invention of the radio in the early 20th century allowed for rapid dissemination of ______.

• Food

• News

• Water

• Goods