New Inventions
What material became cheaper to produce because of the Bessemer Process?
Steel
What did Alexander Graham Bell patent in 1876?
Telephone
What were crowded apartment buildings for working-class families called?
Tenements
What did the 19th Amendment do in the United States?
Gave women the right to vote
Which artistic movement emphasized emotions, imagination, and nature?
Romanticism
What invention by Thomas Edison allowed factories to stay open after dark?
Lightbulb
What invention sent coded messages through electrical wires?
Telegraph
What did workers form to fight for better pay and working conditions?
Labor unions
Who was the nurse who fought for cleaner hospitals and established nursing schools?
Florence Nightingale
Which artistic movement showed ordinary people and the harsh realities of life?
Realism
What did Henry Ford become famous for mass-producing?
Automobiles
Who flew the first successful airplane in 1903?
Orville and Wilbur Wright
What is the growth of cities called?
Urbanization
What process developed by Louis Pasteur made milk safer to drink?
Pasteurization
What was Ludwig van Beethoven known for?
Writing music which stirred deep emotions and glorified the past
What source of power began replacing steam in factories?
Electricity
What invention allowed wireless communication and broadcasts?
Radio
What is it called when workers stop working to protest?
Go on strike
Who came up with the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Charles Darwin
Who wrote Oliver Twist?
Charles Dickens
What manufacturing method made producing goods much faster and cheaper?
Assembly line
What type of engine used gasoline to power early automobiles?
Internal combustion engine
Name two improvements that made industrial cities healthier and safer.
Sewer systems, better sanitation, streetlights, paved streets, police and fire protection
What did Dmitri Mendeleev develop that became extremely important in the field of science?
The period table of the elements
Which Post-Impressionist painter was known for bright colors and bold brushstrokes?
Vincent van Gogh