What was the main impact of the invention of the telephone in the 19th century?
Improved communication across the U.S.
100
Take an educated guess: How many machine stitches can be made in the time it takes to hand stitch one stitch?
10 stitches.
100
What type of lights were used before the electric lights were introduced?
They replaced candles, oil and gas lamps.
100
What is the phonograph? What are motion pictures?
A phonograph is a record player and motion pictures are movies.
100
Who invented the electric light and the phonograph?
Thomas Alva Edison
200
Name one way telephones opened up job opportunities.
Repairs, selling telephones, operators, more advanced secretaries, etc.
200
Why did clothing prices go down?
Businesses could manufacture clothing quickly and cheaply.
200
By eliminating the previous light sources, what dangers were eliminated? Name one.
Fire hazards
200
State and explain one way that the phonograph popularized music.
-People did not have to go out to hear music, they could hear it in their homes
200
Who was the inventor of the telephone and how long did it take he/she to make it?
-Alexander Graham Bell
-10 years
300
How did improved communication impact the US? Name two ways.
-Helped businesses communicate and expand
-Ideas were easily spread
-Etc.
300
What was the main way that the sewing machine improved household life?
People could mend their own clothes much more quickly.
300
Name one reason entertainment at night became more popular.
More people walked around after dark.
300
Who improved motion pictures and invented the phonograph?
Thomas Edison
300
Where was the first telephone call set up?
Bonus 100 points: What year was the first call made in?
-In New Haven, Connecticut
-In 1878
400
How did the telephone improve safety?
-It was easier to call the police in case of an emergency
400
Name one way that the sewing machine offered more jobs. Name one way that it eliminated jobs.
-More clothes to sell and to manufacture
-Less need for tailors
400
How were theaters able to catch public attention?
They had flashing lights around the outside of the theater.
400
How did the phonograph and improved motion pictures change the way people spent their leisure time?
People went to go to motion pictures and people listened to music in their free time.
400
Who created the sewing machine, and when was it patented?
-I.M. Singer created it
-First machine was patented in 1846
500
Name four ways that the telephone improved life.
-Improved communication across the US
-Changed marketing techniques
-Offered job opportunities
-Increased contact between nations
-Improved safety
-Etc.
500
Name four ways that sewing machines improved life.
-Businesses could manufacture clothing quickly and cheaply
-People could mend their own clothes
-Offered job opportunities
-Clothing prices went down
500
Name two advantages of lit streets.
-Reduced crime
-Businesses/stores could stay open later
-More people walked around at night.
500
In what year was the first phonograph created?
Bonus 100 points: What day and month?
-1877
-August 12th
500
Take an educated guess: By the 1900's. how many telephones were in use in the US?
Bonus 200 points: Thomas Edison created the first light bulb to last over _____ hours.