Test #9 pt. 1

Question 1

Why was steel used in place of iron in the Second Industrial Revolution?

Answer 1

Steel could be made cheaply and efficiently

Question 2

Electricity was especially valuable because it was a power source and because it

Answer 2

Made other inventions possible

Question 3

Petroleum became important because

Answer 3

Internal-combustion engines ran on it

Question 4

How did assembly lines affect sales?

Answer 4

Sales increased because goods were produced faster on assembly lines and thus were cheaper

Question 5

Production in large amounts, usually by machinery, is known as

Answer 5

Mass production

Question 6

Why did the countries to the south and east in Europe have a lower standard of living than those to the north and west

Answer 6

The countries to the south and east remained agricultural

Question 7

Which country/area was the most successful in the world economy at the beginning of the twentieth century?

Answer 7

Europe

Question 8

What did moderate reformers use to achieve their goals?

Answer 8

trade unions

Question 9

Moderate reformers tried to improve working conditions by

Answer 9

passing laws

Question 10

Socialist parties appealed to many workers in Germany because they

Answer 10

supported workplace reforms