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Life in the Industrial Age
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1
Today’s electric generators work on the same principle as the dynamo invented by
Guglielmo Marconi
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Edison
Michael Faraday
2
Social Darwinism was used to justify ___________.
suffrage
ethnocentrism
cult of domesticity
racism
3
The population of Europe exploded between 1800 and 1900 in large part because
couples had more children
cities eliminated slums
couples started families at a younger age
medical advances reduced the death rate
4
When people have access to both the necessities and comforts of society they have a good.
wealth
standard of living.
way of life
degree of lifestyle.
5
John Dalton made an important breakthrough in chemistry by showing that
all atoms are basically alike
elements can be grouped according to their atomic weights.
each element has its own kind of atoms
atoms exist within the periodic table
6
Made many important discoveries, including vaccines for rabies and anthrax.
Louis Pasteur
Friedrich Engels
Joseph Lister
Robert Koch
7
What invention did the internal combustion engine make possible?
the telegraph
the Wright Brothers’ flying machine
Faraday’s electric motor
the steamboat
8
What theory applied the idea of natural selection to the development of business and society?
Social Darwinism
Social gospel
Socialism
Capitalism
9
8 hour work days, improved safety measures, and the outlawing of child labor was fought for by
the bourgeois
labor unions
business leaders
mutual-aid societies
10
Developed a table that became the basis for the periodic table of elements used today?
Dmitri Mendeleyev
Charles Lyell
John Dalton
Thomas Edison
11
Reformers in what movement argued that the use of alcohol harms family life.
social gospel
abolition
temperance
suffrage
12
Sayings like "home sweet home", represented
a growing respect for women
a movement towards traditional values
a cult of domesticity
status and wealth
13
Microbes are the cause of specific infectious diseases, until 1870.
hygiene and sanitation doctrine
pasteurization process
infection theory
germ theory
14
The technology for America’s first textile factory came from
Japan
France
Britain
Germany
15
Workers repeatedly perform one task in the manufacturing process is called
interchangeable parts
the Bessemer process
the assembly line.
cottage industry
16
The rebuilding of the poor areas of a city
Urban renewal
Suburban sprawl
Middle class renewal
Urbanization
17
Credited with helping to create reforms in British army hospitals. Reduced death rate.
Joseph Lister
Friedrich Engels
Florence Nightingale
Robert Koch
18
Which of the following groups best represented the ideals of the social gospel?
Suffragists
Social Darwinists
Salvation Army
Labor unions
19
Who discovered that sterilizing surgical instruments with antiseptics helps prevent infection
Louis Pasteur
Florence Nightingale
Robert Koch
Joseph Lister
20
A company that sells ownership shares to many investors is a
cartel
trust
monopoly
corporation
21
The Bessemer process was a method for producing
electricity
steel
textiles
identical components
22
In the late 1800s, what did Charles Lyell accomplish?
He wrote On the Origin of Species.
He was a pioneer in the new science of geology
He developed atomic theory.
He uncovered fossilized Neanderthal bones in Germany
23
In order to help sick or injured colleagues, workers formed
labor unions
social clubs
medical clinics
mutual-aid societies
24
How did large companies come to dominate industrial economies by the late 1800s?
By establishing corporations throughout the globe
By buying smaller companies or driving them out of business
By lobbying national governments for favorable legislation
By creating partnerships with national banks
25
Movement in in the late 1800's, urged that women be given the right to vote in the USA.
women's suffrage
abolitionist
social gospel
temperance
26
What contribution to medical science did German doctor Robert Koch make in the 1880s?
He identified the bacteria that causes tuberculosis
He developed a process called pasteurization
He traced malaria to the mosquito.
He developed a cure for yellow fever.