Second Industrial Revolution Quiz

What was a significant focus of the Second Industrial Revolution in terms of energy?

• Solar power

• Wind energy

• Petroleum for more efficient power

• Nuclear energy

What benefit did the use of interchangeable parts provide?

• Increased cost of machinery repair

• Improved repair of machinery

• Reduced production speed

• Increased number of human workers

What is the name of the railway shown in the image?

• Orient Express

• Trans-Siberian Railway

• Canadian Pacific Railway

• Indian Pacific Railway

What did large-scale canals help connect?

• Residential areas

• Major industrial centers with raw materials

• Tourist attractions

• National parks

What era was defined by a struggle for power between the old elites and the new elites?

• Renaissance Era

• Modern Era

• Industrial Era

• Medieval Era

What did working wives become a hallmark of during the Industrial Era?

• Wealth

• Poverty

• Middle class

• Upper class

What was a major effect of urbanization during the Second Industrial Revolution?

• Rapid growth of cities and increase in population

• Decrease in population and decline of cities

• Slow growth of cities and decrease in population

• Stagnation of cities and decrease in population

Which of the following was a key factor in the expansion of the steel industry during the Second Industrial Revolution?

• Invention of the printing press

• Introduction of the assembly line

• Development of the Bessemer process

• Discovery of electricity

What connected the east coast and west coast of the United States?

• Manifest Destiny

• Transcontinental Railroad

• 19th Amendment

• Erie Canal

In the United States during the late 1800s, a major population trend was the

• movement of people from the farms to the cities 
• sharp decline in the birthrate 
• decline in the yearly number of immigrants 
• mass migration of people from the North to the South