Life in the Industrial Age Review

With the knowledge of microbes and disease, nurse Florence Nightingale and surgeon Joseph Lister...

The Industrial Revolution really got going in Great Britain first. Where did it spread to next?

Communication was first transformed in the 19th century when Samuel F.B. Morse developed what?

What new standard practice of cities had the biggest impact on improving the health of residents?

Eastern Europe and many locations around the world were slower to industrialize. Why?

By 1900, the US led the world in manufacturing due to plentiful resources. Who led Europe in 1900?

Despite improvements, slums in cities remained mostly rough. Why did people continue to move there anyway?

Powerful business leaders tried to bring entire industries and areas of the economy under their control. How?

The growing middle class began to develop the "cult of domesticity" - what did this focus on?

In the early 1900s, Henry Ford's assembly line revolutionized production. What kind of parts began to be used?

In 1870, Louis Pasteur proved germ theory by demonstrating the link between what and disease?

Some racists began to use Darwin's theory of natural selection to justify their own beliefs. What was this called?

Communication was again transformed in the 1890s when Italian pioneer Guglielmo Marconi invented what?

Many men opposed women's suffrage leaders like Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Why?

The old social classes were nobles and peasants, based on land. What were new classes based on in the I.R.?

In 1856, British engineer Henry Bessemer developed a new process for making a stronger metal than iron. What metal?

Early on, inventions were the work of gifted tinkerers like Edison. By 1880, who often made new inventions?

Between 1800 and 1900, world population soared. Why?

In the early 1800s, John Dalton made this theory based on the Ancient Greek belief that everything was made of particles

Some major cities like Paris tried what to rebuild and beautify poor areas?

New inventions in chemistry changed the world, such as soap, perfume, and new fertilizers. What did Alfred Nobel invent?

Big business leaders were called "captains of industry" for the good they did and what for the bad?

Steam powered the 1st phase of the industrial revolution. Michael Faraday's dynamo created what which powered the 2nd?

What had the largest impact on improving laws and conditions that impacted the poor workers?

Big businesses formed into corporations in the late 1800s, owned by many investors who bought "shares" of what?

In the 1800s, scientists continued the rift with religion by debating what?

Steamships and locomotives changed transportation in the 1st phase of the Industrial Revolution. What about the 2nd?

To help increase the standard of living among city residents, what did workers begin to do?