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Which authors were known for their critical writing about the excesses and problems resulting from industrialization?

A
Dumas and Poe
B
Dumas and Twain
C
Dickens and Twain
D
Poe and Dickens
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Which were new advancements and innovations that resulted from industrialization? Check all that apply.the use of electricity to power machinery in factoriesthe perfection of the assembly linethe use of water to power millsthe creation of national parksthe creation of the Bessemer process for steel making

A
the use of electricity to power machinery in factories
B
the perfection of the assembly line
C
the use of water to power mills
D
the creation of national parks
E
the creation of the Bessemer process for steel making
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Industrialization gave workers shorter working hours and time off on weekends, which allowed for

A
more jobs per person.
B
lower salaries.
C
fewer sick days.
D
more leisure time.
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At the end of the 1800s, the direct effect of more leisure time was that

A
boredom enveloped the culture.
B
there was an increase in crime.
C
popular culture began to grow.
D
people took second jobs.
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The artistic movement that emerged as a result of industrialization was

A
Impressionism.
B
Romanticism.
C
Realism.
D
Cubism.
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After Germany’s unification in 1871, industrialization accelerated and

A
surpassed the US becoming first in steel production.
B
industrialization continued mainly in the west.
C
workers for industrial jobs were difficult to find.
D
constructed vast networks of railroads.
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This chart shows changes in how world manufacturing was distributed in 1870 and 1913.

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Germany
B
Russia
C
Britain
D
the United States
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A
Alexandre Dumas
B
Charles Dickens
C
Edgar Allan Poe
D
Mark Twain
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How did Francis Cabot Lowell begin to transform the role of women in the United States?

A
He offered women a chance to earn a living.
B
He raised women’s pay in the textile industry.
C
He refused to allow women to work under dangerous conditions.
D
He improved women’s work conditions by shortening their hours.
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Which of the following did Samuel Morse invent or improve?

A
the light bulb
B
the airplane
C
the telegraph
D
the telephone
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Who helped spread industrialization from Britain to the United States?

A
Henry Ford
B
Samuel Slater
C
Thomas Edison
D
Francis Cabot Lowell
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Which country was the first to industrialize in Europe?

A
Germany
B
Russia
C
Italy
D
Britain
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What is industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie most known for?

A
mechanizing every stage of textile production
B
contributions in steel manufacturing
C
founding one of the world’s first modern research laboratories
D
patenting more than one thousand inventions

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