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Team 4 CHS Industria
Industrialization Unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| He was the greatest inventor of this time period. He gets credit for inventing the lightbulb. | Thomas Edison |
| The number one reason why many factory owners used child labor was because | They could be paid less. |
| The number two reason why many factory owners used child labor was because | They could be more easily exploited |
| Inventor of the plane. | Wright brothers |
| Inventor of the light bulb. | Thomas Edison |
| He is credited with Inventing the telephone | Alexander Graham Bell |
| This term means producing many items faster and cheaper. | mass production |
| This is a method of mass production in which each worker performs one job | assembly line |
| This method of production takes more time and is more expensive. | hand-made production |
| True or False: Accidents killed many workers. | True |
| True or False: Many children were killed while working. | True |
| True or False: Air quality was very poor in factories. | True |
| An organization formed to help workers is called a | union |
| The Triangle fire led to | new factory safety laws. |
| Three main goals of unions are: | better pay better hours better conditions |
| Identify dangerous conditions which existed at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. | Workers locked in their workroom. No audible fire alarm Overcrowded work area Scrap fabric never properly disposed |
| How did the lightbulb change businesses? | Businesses expanded because they could stay open longer and they sold new products. |
| How did the plane change businesses? | Businesses expanded because they could ship their products anywhere in the world. |
| He is the real Inventor the telephone | Antonio Meucci |
| This inventor was a son of slaves, and his invention automatically oiled engines while they were running. There is a phrase attached to his name which means one wants the real thing. | Elijah McCoy |
| He was king of the auto industry | Henry Ford |
| How did Henry Ford manufacture cars? | assembly line |
| How were products first made? | by hand |
| Do you use tools if you make things by hand? | yes |
| What happens to price of items mass produced? | price decreases |
| What happens to sales of items which were mass produced? | sales increases |
| Did children who worked in factories attend school? | no |
| This factory was the site of a horrible fire in which approximately 146 workers were killed. | Triangle Shirtwaist Factory |
| When workers refuse to work, it is called a | strike |
| How is a strike effective? | Owners/businesses lose money |
| He was a photographer who exposed problems in American Society, especially child labor. | Lewis Hine |