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Henry Ford
B
Charles Dickens
C
Alexandre Dumas
D
Jonas Salk
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What advantages did the US have that made it ripe for rapid industrialization? Check all that apply.

A
massive forests
B
access to two oceans
C
rich mineral resources
D
fertile land
E
railroads
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Which were new advancements and innovations that resulted from industrialization? Check all that apply.

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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In order to stop the spread of industrial technology, Britain

A
closed companies suspected of sharing secrets.
B
penalized companies harshly for any hint of a leak.
C
searched for spies in all industrial and manufacturing companies.
D
forbade mechanics, engineers, and others from leaving the country.
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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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An important development or discovery in science and medicine due to industrialization was

A
Salk’s development of a vaccine that could prevent polio.
B
Pasteur’s discovery that disease is spread by bacteria.
C
Curie’s development of the process of pasteurization.
D
Jenner’s discovery of a medium for growing and identifying bacteria.
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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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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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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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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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