Health/Medicine
What medical breakthrough in the 1840s allowed surgeons to perform complex operations without unbearable pain?
Anesthesia
Which invention by Thomas Edison changed how people lived and worked?
The light bulb
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell.
What is Urban Renewal?
The process of fixing up the poor areas of the city.
Who emphasized hygiene during the Crimean War and later founded the world's first school of nursing?
Florence Nightengale
How did interchangeable parts improve manufacturing?
They made production more efficient and simplified repairs
How many wheels did the first car have?
3 wheels
How did the change of sewage pipes decrease death rates?
The change stopped the spread of disease.
Which surgeon introduced antiseptics, instructing doctors to disinfect instruments and hands to reduce infection?
Joseph Lister
Why is the assembly line important to the industry?
It allowed companies to control and speed up the production process.
What did Guglielmo Marconi invent and when did he invent it?
He invented the radio in the 1890’s
What did life in the slums look like?
It often looked like overcrowded houses/apartments in cramped neighborhoods.
Which scientist proved the link between microbes and disease in 1870, developed vaccines for rabies and anthrax, and invented pasteurization?
Louis Pasteur
What was Michael Faraday’s major contribution to electricity?
He created the first electric motor and dynamo.
What was the time frame of this era of advancements?
1844-early 1900’s
How do cities from the end of the 1800’s compare to how cities are today?
Who discovered the bacterium that causes tuberculosis in 1882, earning a Nobel Prize for his work?
Robert Koch
What impact did chemical fertilizer have during the 2nd Industrial Revolution?
It helped increase food production, which expanded the food industry.
What replaced Sailing ships?
steamships
Why, although brutal conditions, were people still allured by the city? List at least two.
Music halls, opera houses, theater, and education.