Unit 2 : Industrialization Review

What process allowed for the mass production of steel during the Second Industrial Revolution?

• Bessemer process

• Assembly line

• Telegraph

• Transcontinental railroad

The invention of the telephone was by ________.

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Samuel Morse

• Henry Ford

The transcontinental railroad connected which two coasts?

• A) North and South

• B) East and West

• C) Europe and Asia

• D) North America and South America

The Model T car made automobiles ________ to many Americans.

• Expensive

• Affordable

• Unavailable

• Rare

The assembly line process made car production ________.

• Slower

• Faster

• More expensive

• Less efficient

The expansion of the transcontinental railroad helped goods and people travel ________.

• Slower

• Faster

• Less efficiently

• More expensively

Social Darwinism was used by some wealthy people in the U.S. to justify why they were ________.

• Poor

• Rich

• Unsuccessful

• Weak

What is the main idea behind Laissez-Faire Economics?

• A) Government intervention is necessary

• B) Businesses should operate without regulations

• C) Workers' rights should be prioritized

• D) Monopolies should be encouraged.

What did the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 aim to do?

• Encourage monopolies

• Break up monopolies and restore competition

• Support labor unions

• Increase government control over businesses

What was one of the environmental effects of the rapid growth of factories and railroads?

• Decreased pollution

• Increased deforestation

• Improved air quality

• Reduced water contamination