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Industrialization
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Urbanization is
an organization that brings together workers
when the government leaves business alone
the rapid growth of cities
to make man-made products
2
In addition to inventing the automobile, ________________ is the founder of the assembly line
Rockefeller
Vanderbilt
Ford
Carnegie
3
Why are monopolies dangerous to capitalism?
interfere with the free market by eliminating competition
they lead to communism because the govt owns all business
makes everyone equal by giving them all the same money
4
How does a capitalist society measure success?
size of family
money
IQ level
generosity
5
Why was coal so important in Industrialization?
coal was used to power car engines
because electrical power stations were powered by coal
because skyscrapers were made of coal
because workers ate coal for food
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Why was oil an important fossil fuel during Industrialization?
because oil is needed to make clothing
because gasoline is made from oil
because oil is used in the Bessemer process
because people need oil for cooking
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A labor union is
when only one company controls an industry
an org. that brings together workers to improve conditions
a person who starts a business
the rapid growth of cities
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What is a "vertical city?"
a city in the desert
a city that grows UPWARD, not out
a city in the mountains
9
How were most products made before industrialization?
imported from Mexico
by hand
in factories
by computer
10
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was so deadly because
there were no fire safety features in the building
the building exploded
the building collapsed
the fire department never came
11
Industrialization is the birth of "modern" America because
The internet was invented
Cities grew, lots of things were invented
Modern art was born
12
What was the most important mineral resource for steel production?
iron ore
gold
copper
zinc
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Workers formed unions & participated in _________ to persuade business owners to pay them more
strikes
manufacturing
free market
Bessemer Process
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Which of these is a
benefit
of capitalism?
the potential to make a lot of money
widespread poverty
financial risk
income inequality
15
Who invented the electric light bulb?
Thomas Edison
Benjamin Franklin
Albert Einstein
JP Morgan
16
Which invention was
most important
to the development of machinery?
the light bulb
the computer
the telephone
the steam engine
17
The United States is a ____________ system
capitalist
communist
socialist
fascist
18
The development of _________ led to a decrease in the number of deaths from disease
sewers
automobiles
steel
skyscrapers
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Workers and their families often lived in ________ which were cheaply made apartment buildings
tenements
hovels
townhouses
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The Bessemer Process led to the mass production of
fossil fuels
mineral resources
automobiles
steel
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Capitalism is
to make man-made products
econ. sysyem that gains wealth by priv. ownership of busines
the rapid growth of cities
when the government leaves business alone
