Second Industrial Revolution

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What was the period in the late 1800s when US manufacturing experienced rapid growth?

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Second Industrial Revolution

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Who invented a quicker and cheaper way to make steel?

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Henry Bessemer

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Who designed railroad passenger and sleeping cars to make travel more comfortable?

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George Pullman

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Who was the railroad owner who consolidated smaller railroads companies and improved railroad services?

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Cornelius Vanderbilt

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What is cooking, heating, and lighting fuel made by refining crude oil?

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kerosene

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What is an exclusive right to make or sell an invention?

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patent

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Who created a workable electric light bulb?

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Thomas Alva Edison

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Who patented the telephone?

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Alexander Graham Bell

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Who created an engine powered by gasoline? Options: Nikolaus Otto, Thomas Alva Edison, Edwin Drake, Orville Wright

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Nikolaus Otto

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Who designed and built a gasoline powered airplane? Options: Duryea Brothers, Wright Brothers, Orville Brothers, Westinghouse Brothers

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Wright Brothers