WorksheetsAmerica on the Move
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What would be the best caption for this picture?
Communication improvements bring friends together.
Americans rush to new jobs thanks to electric lighting.
Social changes in America lead to reforms in gender equity.
Labor-saving products save women hours each day.
Which picture shows an invention by the Wright Brothers?
During the early 20th century, people gained greater mobility which led to--
an increase in jobs
railroad expansion
movement to suburban areas
rural population increases
What motivated Ford to use the assembly line?
He wanted to build a car everyone could afford.
He wanted to use the moving assembly line, like Ransom Olds.
He wanted to build a specialty car for upper-class America.
He wanted to create a monopoly in the automobile industry.
How did the rise of mechanization influence Henry Ford?
He began using assembly lines to build automobiles.
He was able to communicate with other automobile manufacturers.
His investment in air travel became a life-long passion.
He became more effective in dealing with organized laborers.
Effects
-road construction
-oil
-steel
-automobile
Which of the following best completes the cause and effect list?
Development of the entertainment industry.
Growth of transportation related industries.
Mechanization changes in America.
Decline of big business.
What were three (3) results of improved transportation brought about by affordable automobiles?
An increase in rail transportation.
A growth in oil and steel industries.
Creation of new jobs.
A decrease in productivity.
An increase in moving from over crowded cities to new areas.
Who is associated with the telephone?
Thomas Edison
Otto Lilienthal
Alexander Graham Bell
Samuel Morse
What were three (3) ways communication changed in American life in the early 20th century?
Increased availability of telephones connected families who were far apart.
Time-saving devices created more jobs in transportation-related industries.
The radio allowed news and messages to be sent to rural areas instantly.
Motion pictures brought entertainment to millions, creating a new national culture.
Technology extended progress into which areas of America?
Rural, suburban, and urban areas
Only rural and urban areas
Only rural areas
Only urban and suburban areas
