APUSH 6.5 & 6.6

Invented by Alexander Graham Bell, what technological innovation significantly improved communication during the late 19th century?

•  Telephone

• Telegraph

•    Transatlantic cable

• Radio

Which inventor in England is credited with discovering a new process for making large quantities of steel?

•  Samuel F. B. Morse

• Henry Bessemer

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

What invention by Cyrus W. Field in 1866 allowed for nearly instantaneous, global communication?

• Telephone

• Telegraph

•    Transatlantic cable

• Phonograph

Who is known for inventing the electric light bulb in 1879, revolutionizing urban life?

•     George Eastman

•    Alexander Graham Bell

•    Thomas Edison

•    George Westinghouse

What breakthrough launched the rise of heavy industry during the 1850's?

•    Invention of the telephone

•    Discovery of a new steel-making process

•    Introduction of the cash register

•    Development of the electric light bulb

In 1885, Chicago became the home of the first true skyscraper with a steel skeleton; this was made possible by what innovation?

•    The transatlantic cable

•    The telephone

•    The light bulb

•   The Otis Elevator

Which inventor is associated with the development of an air brake for railroads and high-voltage alternating current (AC)?

•    Cyrus W. Field

•    George Eastman

•    George Westinghouse

•    Thomas Edison

What made longer commutes between residential areas and city centers possible in the late 19th century?

•    Horse-drawn streetcars

•    Subways

•    Cable cars

•    None of the following

What two large mail-order companies used the improved rail system to ship products to rural customers?

•     Macy's and Marshall Field

•     Sears, Roebuck & Co., and Montgomery Ward

•     Woolworth's and Kellogg

•     Edison and Westinghouse

    Where was Thomas Edison's famous research laboratory located?

•     Menlo Park, New Jersey

•     Chicago, Illinois

•     Savannah, Georgia

•     Charlotte, North Carolina