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WorksheetsImproved Transportation and Electrification
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which development powered labor saving devices in the home?
electrification
windmills
natural gas pipelines
new coal mining techniques
Who was responsible for manufacturing automobiles on a moving assembly line, making them affordable for the average American?
Lucy Paul
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
Henry Ford
How did the new affordability of automobiles change American life in the 1920s?
Many people moved to the cities.
More railroads were built.
There were new jobs and greater mobility.
Pollution decreased in the cities.
The oil, road construction, and steel industries grew as a result of
broadcast industry
electrification
affordable radios
affordable automobiles
Washing machines, water heaters, and electric ovens were some of the changes to American life which happened due
electrification
affordable automobiles
the broadcast industry
affordable radios
Washing machines, water heaters, and electric ovens were some of the changes to American life which happened due
electrification
television
tariffs
telephones
Who was responsible for manufacturing automobiles on a moving assembly line, making them affordable for the average American?
civil rights
Lucy Paul
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
Henry Ford
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
The automobile increased _______________ or movement because Americans could go where they wanted and when they wanted
Mobility
Creativity
Communication
Electrification
One impact of the automobile is that lead to the growth of areas/communities outside of cities called ____________________.
Ghettos
Villages
Counties
Suburbs
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
