Specialization and World War I

What does specialization mean?

• Specialization means that people focus on doing one specific job instead of trying to do everything themselves.

• Specialization means everyone does every job equally.

• Specialization means people avoid working with others.

• Specialization means learning about many unrelated topics at once.

How did specialization help factories during World War I?

• Specialization helped factories become faster and more efficient.

• Specialization caused factories to produce fewer goods.

• Specialization made factories less organized and slower.

• Specialization led to a decrease in factory workers.

Give one example of how specialization contributed to World War I technology.

• Workers in American factories each built just one part of an airplane or a machine, which made production faster.

• Soldiers were trained to use only one type of weapon, which slowed down the war effort.

• Specialization meant that only generals could make decisions, leading to confusion on the battlefield.

• Factories stopped using assembly lines, which decreased the number of weapons produced.

How did specialization affect the standard of living in America?

• Specialization made goods cheaper and easier to get, improving the standard of living for many Americans.

• Specialization led to a decrease in the variety of goods available, lowering the standard of living.

• Specialization caused widespread unemployment, making life harder for most Americans.

• Specialization increased the cost of goods, making them less accessible to the average person.

Why was specialization important for making new machines like airplanes and submarines?

• Specialization allowed workers and scientists to focus on different parts of the technology, making new machines possible.

• Specialization made it harder to build new machines because everyone did the same job.

• Specialization meant that only one person worked on the entire machine, slowing down progress.

• Specialization was not important and had no effect on making new machines.