Food for the Nation
Steel Changes the Land
Autos for Everyone
Vocab/Key Terms and other
Effects of Growing Industries
100
What is refrigeration?
the use of ice or cold air to keep food fresh
100
What is the process of melting ore in order to separate the metals from it?
smelting
100
Who started using assembly lines for making cars?
Henry Ford
100
What is the name for animals such as cattle, pigs, or sheep that are raised for home use to be sold?
livestock
100
What was an effect of Pillsbury developing a new method of grinding wheat?
Pillsbury could supply flour to markets all over the country.
200
Ranches all over the country shipped ____________ to the meat packers of Chicago.
livestock
200
Who improved the smelting process in the mid-1800s?
European inventors
200
What were the two advantages to making cars on an assembly line?
They could be made quickly and cheaply.
200
What is an assembly line?
a line of workers and machines that a product passes by on a moving belt; each worker or machine in turn adds something or performs a task until the product is finished
200
What is an effect of refrigerated railroad cars?
Fresh food can be shipped without spoiling year round.
300
What kept meat fresher longer and helped meat packers ship meat over great distances?
Refrigeration
300
What do you call rock or earth containing large amounts of iron?
Iron ore
300
What was the first car that sold millions?
The Model T
300
Name of a town, country, or region where goods can be bought or sold.
market
300
What was the effect of Hazen developing the first cheese factory in Wisconsin?
Cheese products were carried from WI factories to the NE, some even as far as Europe.
400
The growing city of Chicago was an important ___________ for Wisconsin dairy products.
market
400
Name two of the three resources carried by freighters to steelmaking centers.
iron ore, coal, and limestone
400
Why was Henry Ford able to sell millions of Model Ts?
Using assembly lines, Ford lowered the cost of making a car. His Model T was affordable, easy to drive, and simple to fix.
400
Who leads the world in the production of cars, trucks, and buses today?
Japan
400
What was the effect of Elbert Gary developing a new steel mill in Gary, Indiana?
Huge amounts of high quality steel produced for growing markets.
500
How did Charles Pillsbury build his flour mill business into an important national industry?
He bought a flour mill in Minneapolis, MN using water power from the Mississippi River and wheat from ND. He found a new way to grind wheat using rollers, allowing him to produce enormous amounts of excellent flour quickly and cheaply. Now he could supply flour to markets all over the country.
500
In what ways did the automobile industry help the growth of the Midwest?
City streets became more lively. Automobiles, trolley cars, and buses made it possible for workers to live farther from their jobs. Shopping, visiting, and vacationing became easier for people. Trucks joined trains as an important way to ship goods. The auto industry needed a lot of workers for their factories - European immigrants and blacks from the SE provided much of this labor, moving to the automobile centers of Detroit and Cleveland.
500
Name three inventions that led to growth in the Midwest.
steel plow, reaper, refrigerated railroad car, Model T
500
What was the effect of Ford using assembly lines to lower the cost of making a car?
Cars were built faster and more cheaply.
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