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100

Invented the dynamo, a small machine that generates electricity

 Michael Faraday

100

Method of production using a conveyor belt where workers could add parts

assembly line    

100

the rebuilding of rundown areas of cities

urban renewal

100

The first European country outside of Britain to industrialize was

a. Italy.                        c. Belgium.

b. France.                    d. Germany.

Belgium

100

Samuel Morse, Alexander Graham Bell, and Guglielmo Marconi all developed new

    a. methods of transportation.            c. medical practices.

    b. communication methods.            d. labor unions.

communication methods.

200

scientist who discovered the cause of tuberculosis

Robert Koch

200

Shares in companies sold to produce capital

Stock

200

the idea that microbes cause illnesses

germ theory

200

Henry Bessemer’s contribution to industrialization was to

a. create the first electric motor.            c . build the first internal combustion engine.

b. invent dynamite.                d. patent a new steelmaking process.

patent a new steelmaking process.

200

 _____ and _____ were responsible form many reforms in the medical field such as cleaner hospitals and better hygiene practices.

    a. Joseph Lister & Susan B. Anthony        c. Susan B. Anthony & Elizabeth Cady Stanton

    b. Florence Nightingale & Lucretia Mott        d. Joseph Lister & Florence Nightingale

. Joseph Lister & Florence Nightingale

300

scientist who linked microbes to disease

Louis Pasteur

300

Businesses that are owned by many investors

corporation

300

an artistic style that tries to accurately represent the world

realism

300

In 1866, Swedish chemist, _____ invented dynamite, a new safer explosive, for construction purposes and for warfare.

a. Alfred Nobel                    c. Henry Ford

b. Florence Nightingale                d. Karl Benz

Alfred Nobel

300

How did workers respond to harsh conditions of industrial life?

a. They quit their jobs and moved to farms.    c. They formed unions and mutual-aid societies.

b. They froze the wages of unskilled workers.    d. They hired guards and police for protection.

They formed unions and mutual-aid societies.

400

Dutch painter known for his bold colors and broad brush strokes

Vincent van Gogh

400

Group of corporations that fix prices and control markets

Monopoly

400

 an artistic style that emphasizes emotion, imagination, beauty, and freedom

romanticism

400

In the 1870’s, Thomas Edison made the first _____, allowing factories to stay open after dark.

    a. assembly line                    c. electric lightbulb

    b. interchangeable parts                d. dynamo

electric lightbulb

400

To explain the long, slow process of evolution _____ proposed the theory of natural selection in his book, On the Origin of Species.

a. Charles Darwin                c. Dimitri Mendeleev 

b. John Dalton                    d. Sojourner Truth

Charles Darwin

500

English writer known for his detailed portrayals of slum life and colorful characters

Charles Dickens

500

group formed to aid sick or injured workers

mutual-aid society

500

style of painting that began in France that sought to capture an artist’s first impression of a natural scene

impressionism

500

Karl Benz, Henry Ford, and Nicholas Otto are all pioneers in the

    a. automobile industry.                c. steel making process.

    b. medical field.                    d. mining industry.

automobile industry.

500

Advances in the science included the development of the atomic theory by _____ in the 1830s; 30 years later _____ developed the Periodic Table of Elements.

    a. John Dalton & Joseph Lister            c. Charles Darwin & Dimitri Mendeleev

    b. John Dalton & Dimitri Mendeleev        d. Dimitri Mendeleev & Joseph Lister

John Dalton & Dimitri Mendeleev