Inventions & Technology
Industrialism
Industrial Life
People
Miscellaneous
100
Which invention improved transportation across the nation?
railroads
100
Population growth spurred industry by creating what?
A large workforce.
100
What were some dangers and health concerns that factory workers were exposed to?
Any of the following:
lint, dust, and toxic fumes in the air; heavy machines lacking safety devices
100
Who perfected the lightbulb?
Thomas Alva Edison
100
Where the Industrial Revolution started
Great Britain
200
Which device was made for communication by transmitting one´s voice?
telephone
200
What did corporations sell that helped to raise enough money to increase their efficiency?
stocks
200
A major influence on a worker's salary
Gender
200
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
300
Device for the mechanical recording and reproduction of sound (record player).
phonograph
300
How did the construction of railroads spur industrial growth?
The construction of railroads linked the nation together, increased the size of markets, and sped up long-distance transportation, (etc.).
300
What did workers form at an attempt to improve their working conditions?
Unions
300
What does "gilded" mean?
covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint
400
A machine that removes seeds from cotton fiber.
cotton gin
400
Why did railroad strikes occur?
Railroad workers' pay was cut by 10%.
400
One aspect that made living conditions so terrible
Any of the following:
Overcrowded, spread of diseases, poor sanitation, pollution
400
Who was known for being a successful owner of a steel company and began the vertical integration of the steel industry?
Andrew Carnegie
400
The trade that was the biggest driver of the Industrial Revolution
Cotton Trade
500
Which company supplied electric power to customers in New York 1882?
Edison Electric Illuminating Company
500
Who owned the company Standard Oil and gained 90% of the oil refining industry (aka monopoly) in the United States?
John. D. Rockefeller
500
When was the board game "monopoly" invented?
1935