TM 1900-1992

When was the Model T introduced by Henry Ford?

• 1920

• 1908

• 1910

• 1899

What kind of transport dominated long-distance travel in 1900?

• Automobiles

• Railroads

• Airplanes

• Steamships

What production innovation did Henry Ford use to lower car costs?

• Mass customization

• Manual labor

• Assembly line

• Robotic manufacturing

When did the Wright brothers achieve the first powered flight?

• 1903

• 1911

• 1920

• 1899

What was air travel considered during the 1920s and 1930s?

• Dangerous

• Unavailable

• A luxury

• Commonplace

What vessel type dominated sea travel in the early 1900s?

• Diesel ships

• Aircraft carriers

• Steamships

• Sailboats

Which diesel-powered vessel was the first ocean-going ship of its kind?

• Titanic

• Lusitania

• Selandia

• Britannia

What major waterway opened in 1914?

• Suez Canal

• Erie Canal

• Panama Canal

• Rhine River Tunnel

In which decades did buses and taxis begin to replace streetcars?

• 1900s

• 1910s

• 1920s and 1930s

• 1940s

When did the Paris Metro open?

• 1890

• 1900

• 1920

• 1935