LSA WH The Industrial Revolution

All of the following are labor unions with roots in the late 20th or early 21st century EXCEPT:

His oil-burning engine generated more horsepower for use in trucks, trains, and large ships.

The average life span for people living in pre-industrial Europe was ____ years.

Henry Ford applied assembly line techniques to this, his most famous creation:

His 1775 perfection of a more powerful steam engine freed industry from water and human power.

All of the following had a major impact on changing pre-industrial agriculture EXCEPT:

His seed drill made planting more efficient and increased planting of crops in rows.

Changes in European agriculture led increasingly to this major shift in society.

Early traffic on the Erie Canal and others was powered by:

All of the following were problems resulting from rapid urbanization in Britain EXCEPT:

American Frederick Taylor's innovation helped make mass production techniques possible. 

The only major industry was ______, practiced during agricultural down times.

By 1890, America had more than ____ miles of railroads, including transcontinental routes.

The largest city in pre-industrial Europe was ______, with a population of 700,000.

Covering 98.3 acres, the largest factory building in the world is located in ______________.

More than any other single area, the Industrial Revolution first began in this industry.

This canal opened in 1825, linking the Great Lakes with the Atlantic via the Hudson River.

With a 2016 output of $4.566 trillion, this nation is the modern world's greatest industrial power.

Also equipped with wireless, this fellow British passenger liner rescued the Titanic survivors.

The economic system that involves investing capital and taking risk to make a profit is called:

One of the biggest labor problems plaguing industry, it continued well into the 20th century.

During the height of the Industrial Revolution, Britain was known as the "______ of the world."

All of the following are characteristics of Rudolf Diesel's engine EXCEPT:

Far more than in any other nation, the Industrial Revolution began here.

Scottish inventor James Watt did all of the following EXCEPT:

All of the following are true about pre-industrial Europe EXCEPT:

Richard Trevithick's steam carriage became practical when he eventually put it on ____ in 1804.

His use of interchangeable parts opened the way for cheaper, more efficient production.

The largest car factory in the world turns out 3,800 __________ per day

In 1750, only 15% of Britain's population lived in cities; by 1900, this number had jumped to:

The first Model T rolled off Henry Ford's Detroit assembly line in ______.

Guglielmo Marconi's "wireless" radio played a key role in an event involving this famous ship.

His flying shuttle was one of the first labor saving devices of the Industrial Revolution.

Despite its wireless SOS message, ______ Titanic passengers died of hypothermia and drowning

All of the following are lasting modern effects of the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT:

By the late 1890s, his dirigibles were preparing to carry passengers around Germany via air.

All of the following were major labor-related strikes or riots of the late 20th century EXCEPT:

Steamboat inventor American Robert Fulton also built a submarine for Napoleon Bonaparte called:

The Wright brothers' first successful flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C., covered a distance of ______.

He sparked U.S. industry by smuggling British textile technology to America in 1789. 

An average work week during the Industrial Revolution in America lasted:

Thomas Edison opened the world's first true research laboratory here.

All of the following were introduced by American inventor Thomas Edison EXCEPT:

All are reasons why New England launched the American Industrial Revolution EXCEPT:

The U.S. state with the most industrial input is ___________.

American inventors Wilbur & Orville Wright flew their Wright Flyer for the first time in _____.

His invention of the telegraph made the first near-instantaneous communications possible. 

By 1807, Robert Fulton's steamboat the ______ was making regular runs from New York to Albany.

His process for making cheap steel provided a building block for the Industrial Revolution.

The first British commercial rail line began operation in ____ between Liverpool & Manchester.

By 1900 this nation replaced Britain as the most industrialized, producing 24% of world output.

All the following nations are among the world's top ten in industrial output EXCEPT:

Britain was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution for all the following reasons EXCEPT:

Telephone inventor & American Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call in 1876 to: 

BONUS ROUND: The first practical steam engine was used to ______________.

Using a specially adapted ship, Cyrus Fields laid the first transatlantic telegraph cable in:

Gottlieb Daimler, a _____ inventor, introduced the gasoline-powered internal combustion engine.

Traditionally, women faced all of the following problems in the industrial workforce EXCEPT:

James Hargreaves' 1764 invention of this allowed the simultaneous spinning of multiple threads.

The pre-industrial European calendar was, more than anything else, focused around this: