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WorksheetsInventors/Industry
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Why was the assembly line an advantage?
a)
Produced goods quickly and cheaply
b)
Produced low quality goods
c)
Produced goods slowly and more expensively
d)
Made it more difficult to assemble goods
2.
Which industry did the Wright brothers create?
a)
Steel Industry
b)
Oil Industry
c)
Aircraft Industry
d)
Bicycle Industry
3.
What is the sequence of events after the invention of the light bulb?
a)
Power lines, labor saving inventions, electricity to factories, and generators
b)
labor saving inventions, power lines, generators, and electricity to factories
c)
generators, power lines, electricity to factories, and labor saving inventions
d)
generators, electricity to factories, labor saving inventions, and power lines
4.
What is the making of goods in large amounts called? This made goods cheaper.
a)
Monopoly
b)
Child labor
c)
Underproduction
d)
Mass production
5.
The invention of these items provided women with new job opportunities.
a)
raw materials and washing machines
b)
sewing machines and typewriters
c)
assembly line and raw materials
d)
telegraph and telephone
6.
Why is the following statement true? "The telephone improved on the telegraph invented by Samuel Morse"
a)
The sounds from the telegraph weren't clear
b)
The telephone was easier to use because people didn't have to learn Morse Code
c)
The businesses that used telegraphs couldn't afford electrical wires
d)
The telegraph was too large to fit in homes
7.
What was one result of rapid industrialization and urbanization?
a)
Most people in cities started living in large homes
b)
Factories shut down
c)
People quit their jobs and moved to the country
d)
Cities became overcrowded
8.
What were two major problems faced by people living in cities?
a)
Too many jobs to choose from and overcrowding
b)
Healthy living conditions and people did not shower
c)
Overcrowding and sanitation problems
d)
Animals on the loose from the zoo and insects and rats
9.
Who was one of the early union leaders in the US?
a)
JP Morgan
b)
Lewis Hine
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
Samuel Gompers
10.
This man invented the assembly line
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Henry Ford
c)
John D Rockefeller
d)
Andrew Carnegie
11.
This man invented the telephone
a)
Alexander G Bell
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Wilbur Wright
d)
Henry Ford
12.
This man's goal was to produce steel at the lowest possible cost
a)
JP Morgan
b)
John D Rockefeller
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
John D Rockefeller
13.
This man loaned a great deal of money to companies
a)
JP Morgan
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Alexander G Bell
d)
Thomas Edison
14.
This man built oil refineries
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
Henry Ford
c)
JP Morgan
d)
John D Rockefeller
15.
This man invented the airplane
a)
Wilbur Wright
b)
John D Rockefeller
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
Henry Ford
16.
The Industrial Revolution changed the US from an ___ economy to an economy based on ___.
a)
agricultural to manufactured
b)
manufactured to agricultural
17.
This term refers to new ideas about how to do something and the equipment needed to do it.
a)
technology
b)
manufacturing
18.
What was the main goal of the unions?
a)
To create more jobs
b)
To create better working conditions
c)
To keep the same conditions just more money
d)
To close down all factories
19.
What is urbanization?
a)
The movement of people from urban to rural areas
b)
Cities
c)
Farm towns
d)
The movement of people from rural to urban areas
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