9th Grade Topic 4 Section 3 Review

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What is the assembly line?

Back

a production method that breaks down a complex job into a series of smaller tasks

Answer explanation

#36 assembly line. - a production method that breaks down a complex job into a series of smaller tasks

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What is Henry Bessemer known for?

Back

Bessemer Converter, which could create high-quality steel quickly and inexpensively.

Answer explanation

#30 Henry Bessemer - Henry Bessemer (1813–1879) was a British inventor and engineer. His greatest invention was the Bessemer Converter, which could create high-quality steel quickly and inexpensively. In 1956 he patented his process for making steel. His process was essential to advances in transportation, construction, and defense. Today, steel is still made by a method based on the Bessemer process.

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What were two major effects of new technology on business during the Industrial Revolution?

Back

Production became faster and less expensive.

Answer explanation

#78 Two big effects of new tech on businesses - Production became faster and less expensive.

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How did life expectancy change during the Industrial Revolution?

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Life expectancy more than doubled

Answer explanation

#79 Life expectancy during the Industrial Revolution - More than doubled

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What helped improve working conditions for those working in mines and factories?

Back

The growth of labor unions

Answer explanation

#16 labor unions, - organization of workers who bargain for better pay and working conditions

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What are the advantages of a corporation?

Back

Able to transfer ownership of shares, Limit the liability to stockholders, Legally regarded as a single entity.

Answer explanation

#80 Advantages of a corporation - Able to transfer ownership of shares

Limit the liability to stockholders

Legally regarded as a single entity

Front

How did Thomas Edison's invention of the light bulb affect industry?

Back

Electric lights made it possible for factories to run after dark.

Answer explanation

#85 How the invention of the light bulb affected industry - Electric lights made it possible for factories to run after dark.

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What had the greatest impact on transportation during the second Industrial Revolution? Options: the internal combustion engine, The dynamo, The light bulb, dynamite

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the internal combustion engine

Answer explanation

#86 What had the greatest impact on transportation in the 2nd Industrial Revolution? - the internal combustion engine

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What factors caused the population of Europe to soar between 1800 and 1900?

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Medicine advanced, and the death rate fell.

Answer explanation

#87 What happened to Britain’s population in the 1800s and what was the reason? - The population increased because medicine advanced, and the death rate fell.

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Why did workers organize unions & what was their main tactic?

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to improve their working conditions they used strikes

Answer explanation

#16 labor unions, - organization of workers who bargain for better pay and working conditions