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Improved Transportation and Electrification

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which development powered labor saving devices in the home?

a)

electrification

b)

windmills

c)

natural gas pipelines

d)

new coal mining techniques

2.

Who was responsible for manufacturing automobiles on a moving assembly line, making them affordable for the average American?

a)

Lucy Paul

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Henry Ford

3.

How did the new affordability of automobiles change American life in the 1920s?

a)

Many people moved to the cities.

b)

More railroads were built.

c)

There were new jobs and greater mobility.

d)

Pollution decreased in the cities.

4.

The oil, road construction, and steel industries grew as a result of

a)
  • broadcast industry

b)
  • electrification

c)
  • affordable radios

d)
  • affordable automobiles

5.

Washing machines, water heaters, and electric ovens were some of the changes to American life which happened due

a)

electrification

b)

affordable automobiles

c)

the broadcast industry

d)

affordable radios

6.

Washing machines, water heaters, and electric ovens were some of the changes to American life which happened due

a)

electrification

b)

television

c)

tariffs

d)

telephones

7.

Who was responsible for manufacturing automobiles on a moving assembly line, making them affordable for the average American?

a)

civil rights

b)

Lucy Paul

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Booker T. Washington

e)

Henry Ford

8.
Which development contributed strongly with powering labor-saving devices in the home?
a)
Electrification
b)
Natural gas
c)
Generators
d)
Windmills
9.
How did the new affordability of automobiles change life in America in the 1920s?
a)
Many people moved to the city.
b)
There were new jobs and greater mobility.
c)
More transcontinental railroads were built. D
d)
Pollution decreased in the cities.
10.
In the 1920s which new forms of entertainment became available to many Americans?
a)
Radio and movies
b)
Television and newspapers
c)
Books and magazines
d)
Advertising and telephones
11.
What is the mnemonic "GEICO" supposed to help you remember?
a)
The Negative Effects of Industrialization
b)
Progressive Reforms
c)
Results of Electrification
d)
Changes brought about by Improved Transportation
12.
What is the mnemonic "EEL" supposed to help you remember?
a)
The Negative Effects of Industrialization
b)
Progressive Reforms
c)
Results of Electrification
d)
Changes brought about by Improved Transportation
13.
Which development powered labor saving devices in the home?
a)
electrification
b)
natural gas pipelines
c)
windmills
d)
new coal mining techniques
14.

How did Henry Ford improve mechanization in the early 20th century?

a)

Using robots to make cheap cars

b)

Using the assembly line to mass produce affordable cars

c)

Using more workers to produce less cars

15.

The automobile increased _______________ or movement because Americans could go where they wanted and when they wanted

a)

Mobility

b)

Creativity

c)

Communication

d)

Electrification

16.

One impact of the automobile is that lead to the growth of areas/communities outside of cities called ____________________.

a)

Ghettos

b)

Villages

c)

Counties

d)

Suburbs

17.

What form of entertainment allowed Americans to listen to the news, sporting events, stories, and the weather in the early 20th century?

a)

CD players

b)

Television

c)

Motion Pictures

d)

Radio