u.s. history pt.3
Identify the developments related to transportation technology in order
1-Advances in assembly line mass production 2-Large scale production reduces costs of automobiles 3-Growth in personal automobile ownership 4-Commuters face traffic congestion
What change occurred in the US society during the 1920s
Automobile production and ownership increased significantly
One effect of industrialization in the US in the late 1800s was the organization of labor unions as a way for workers to gain bargaining power in the workplace. Why did this development often led to violence
Business owners used force to protect their workplaces from unionization
What advancement in transportation occurred after World War 1
Increased availability of automobiles
Following world war 2, the US experienced an era of unprecedented prosperity and economic growth. Which factor contributed to the post war prosperity
Increased consumer demand for goods and services
In the late 1800s and 1900s, many changes occurred in US agriculture as a result of industrialization. What is one way industrialization affected agricultural
It reduced the amount of labor needed to grow crops
Problem-Working long hours causes exhaustion and accidents
Solution-Limit work days to 8 hours
Problem-Food is dangerous to eat and make people sick
Solution-Pass legislation to require food inspection
Problem-Food is dangerous to eat and makes people sick
Solution-Pass legislation to require food inspection
Which development contributed to the expansion of the suburbs in the US in the 1920s
The use of automobiles
Workers wanting higher wages and wish to protect rights led to
Workers strike
List 4 effects of suburbanization
•A large part of the urban population was African American •Loss of job opportunities in cities contributed to urban riots •Suburban residents were more likely to be republican •The populations of cities grew increasingly poor
What factors contributed to Automobile production and ownership
•A post war economic boom raised the standard of living in the US •Improved mass production techniques made manufactured goods more affordable
List 4 things about the changes related to the increase in industrial production in the US in late 1800s
•Growth in immigration to the US •Demand for cheap labor •Increased labor union creation •Growth in factory job opportunities
What led to the factors of increase consumer demand
•Increased income for a large percentage of the US workforce •Rapid population growth following the homecoming of American military personnel
List 3 effects of car ownership in the 1920s
•Massive increase in traffic congestion •Expansion of businesses related to travel •Growth of suburbs
List the general trends during 1919 and 1941 that were related to the anti immigrant sentiments
•Nativism became widespread •Immigrant quotas were enacted •Immigrants were targeted by the Ku Klux Klan
List all the legislative actions that occurred in response to the publication of Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" (unhealthy conditions dealing with meat)
•The Pure Food and Drug Act required improved food handling processes and procedures •The Meat Inspection Act required the inspection of the meat processed and the sanitary practices used
List 2 consequences that resulted in increase in automobile ownership
•Traffic congestion •Increased demand for gasoline
List 3 things historians can use because they ate credible
•Transcript of eye witness trial testimony following a New York City factory fire in 1911 •Data set from the Census Bureau detailing changes to urban and rural populations between 1900 and 1910 •Book published by the American Historical Association about working conditions in factories during the early 1900s