WorksheetsEarly 20th Century Technology Quizziz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What became a popular forms of entertainment for Americans in the early 1900's?
Television
Radio
Movies
How did Henry Ford improve mechanization in the early 20th century?
Using robots to make cheap cars
Using the assembly line to mass produce affordable cars
Using more workers to produce less cars
Select the following that were impacts of the automobile in the early 20th century.
Growth of suburban areas
Quicker way to communicate with others internationally
Creation of new jobs
Increased mobility
Growth of transportation related industries such as steel, oil, road construction, and rubber
What two individuals were influential in the radio broadcast industry in early 20th century America?
Henry Ford
Orville Wright
Guglielmo Marconi
David Sarnoff
Thomas Edison
The developments in what THREE areas changed the lives of Americans whether they lived in cities or neglected rural areas?
Communication
Military
Electrification
Transportation
What Detroit automaker used the assembly to mass produce cheap affordable cars?
Thomas Edison
Wilbur Wright
David Sarnoff
Henry Ford
How long did the first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina last for the Wright Brothers?
60 minutes
2 hours
12 seconds
50 minutes
The automobile increased _______________ or movement because Americans could go where they wanted and when they wanted
Mobility
Creativity
Communication
Electrification
Complete the analogy. Thomas Edison: Electricity as David Sarnoff: ________________________
Radio
Washing Machine
Telephone
Airplane
Which of the following were labor saving products created because of electrification (Early 20th Century)?
Microwave
Washing Machine
Vacuum Cleaning
Water Pumps
Electric Stoves
From where did the Wright Brothers first fly an engine powered flying machine?
Roanoke, Virginia
Dayton, Ohio
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Atlanta, Georgia
What development in communications was referred to as "talkies?"
Telephones
Radios
Movies
What were automobiles called when they first appeared on the scene in the early 1900's?
Road runners
Horseless carriages
Landships
In what year did Alexander Graham Bell invent the first telephone?
1903
1876
1967
2004
One impact of the automobile is that lead to the growth of areas/communities outside of cities called ____________________.
Ghettos
Villages
Counties
Suburbs
Which of these explains why the automobile was an improvement for Americans in the early 20th century?
Americans could live close to their jobs.
It made it easier for them to communicate with others
Americans didn't have to live where they worked.
What loveable character that Walt Disney created in 1928?
Underdog
Goofy
Pluto
Mickey Mouse
What form of entertainment allowed Americans to listen to the news, sporting events, stories, and the weather in the early 20th century?
CD players
Television
Motion Pictures
Radio
What individuals were responsible for this innovation?
Buick Brothers
Henry Ford and Edsel Ford
Wright Brothers
Henry Ford's use of the assembly line was improvement in-
Communication
Electrification
Mechanization
Agriculture
