Unit 5 Kahoot
the standard shift in the early factory system lasted
12 to 16 hours
complete racial segregation would remain in south africa until what year
1993
why was south africa so valuable?
gold and diamond mines
who created a faster way to produce steel
henry bessemer
who used the assembly line to make cars
henry ford
who was the first person to popularize the assembly line approach to making a product
henry ford
domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country/region
imperialism
who invented the steam engine?
james watt
who promoted the idea of sterilizing surgical instruments?
joseph lister
who invented the internal combustion engine
nikolaus otto
where did the first flight in human history occur?
north carolina
the europeans had all of the following advantages over the areas they colonized except
poison gas
what combined threads to make cloth
power loom
what was so widespread in the 17th century in which work was done at home
putting out system
which nation used direct rule to govern their colonies?
france
which african nations maintained their independence during european colonization
ethiopia and liberia
all led to the declining death rates during the industrial revolution except
a cure for polio
who invented dynamite?
alfred nobel
workers were given a specific task to build larger product
assembly line
who started the race for african colonies?
belgium
in 1844, an international conference was held in which city to breakup the african continent
berlin
alfred nobel is notable for inventing what?
dynamite
what new power source came to the factories in the late 1800's?
electricity
who invented the cotton gin?
eli whitney
the first nation to become an industrial power was
england
who invented the first steam boat?
robert fulton
who was the creator of a dot-and-dash code system for communication
samuel morse
beginning of the industrial revolution, machines were run by what power source?
steam
the clermont was the very first
steamboat
many people who came to cities during the industrial revolution lived in
tenements
where was napoleon defeated after he escaped from elba
the battle of waterloo
alexander graham bell is notable for inventing what?
the telephone
by 1900, who led the world industrial production
the united states
the british made all of the following changes to indian culture except
they promoted hinduism
factory employers preferred to hire women workers rather than men for all the reasons except
they wanted to make a contribution in prompting women rights
who invented the light bulb?
thomas edison
what connected the east coast of the united states to the west coast
transcontinental railroad
what uses the force of running water to usually run machines or turbines
water wheel
who was the first in flight
wright brothers
