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US History SciTech
United States History Science and Technology STAAR Test
| Science/Technology | Impact on the US |
|---|---|
| Transportation | Automobile provided accessibility and created jobs |
| Transportation | Mass transportation systems facilitate access to jobs and recreation. |
| Transportation | Air travel increased speed of transit and allowed for easier cross country and global connection |
| Transportation | Cable cars and subways enabled people to commute to and from job centers and retail areas;raised standards of living by allowing people to have more housing choices |
| Electricity | Light improved homes and allowed for a longer work day |
| Telephone & Satellite Communications | Similar to the telegraph,these inventions brought people together by allowing information to be passed faster from one point to another;this allowed business to be conducted and managed from multiple locations at once |
| Manufacturing | Electric power facilitated increased production in factories by lengthening the work day(light bulb) and powering machines |
| Petroleum-Based products | Edwin L. Drake struck oil in 1859, enabling kerosene production and paving the way for future products such as gasoline |
| Steel Production | necessary to build the transcontinental railroads which would be a major social & economic drivers in the US;greatly impacted the industrialization efforts in the early 20th century |
| Computers | improves business' ability to innovate,reduce inefficiencies,& develop new products; capitalizing on computer's networking and computing capabilities, businesses developed new products to increase the standard of living |
| Technology Developed for Space and Military | Improves Quality of Life; space exploration,GPS,cellular phones,plastic satellites,transportation innovations (ex: Velcro)developed for space travel has become an everyday item |
| Technology Developed for Space and Military | Telecommunications developed for the military have led to the widespread use of cell phones and micro-technology; internet was developed for military use and now used worldwide |
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