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76 Cards in this Set
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What invention of in the 1770s helped take the childbirth process out of the hands of midwives and helped place it into the hands of male physicians? |
Forecepts |
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The technical revolution that would ultimately change the world, including the United States, began in which country? |
Great Britain |
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Gunsmithing had its roots in which craft? |
Blacksmithing |
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Name some tasks that were and were not the responsibility of colonial women. |
Take care of the home. |
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Who is the “Father of the American Industrial Revolution”? |
Samuel Slater |
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There are two components to the transfer of technology from one nation to another: |
1) the physical movement of technology from one country to another.2) the adoption of the new technology in the country thag receives it. |
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What type of fence did colonists build that was easy to set up because of the abundance of timber? |
Z fence |
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The picture below is of what type of road? |
Corduroy |
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To maintain its lead in industrialization, England _______________________________. |
D. Prohibited craftsmen from leaving Britain |
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The "putting out" system refers to what? |
The industry is in people homes. |
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When people think of the “traditional housewife” they think of a woman who stays______________ and raises __________________. However, this idea is a 19th century creation. |
Home, children |
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The need to pump water out of deep mine shafts encouraged the development of the steam engine to pump water out. |
The need to pump water out of deep mine shafts encouraged the development of the steam engine to pump water out. |
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What was a “maid’s lot”? |
Land given to unmarried women. |
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The large fireplace in a colonial home was known as what? |
Hearth |
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The picture below is of what type of wagon |
Conastoga |
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The __________ industry led the way in industrialization in Britain, the United States, and most other countries. |
Textile |
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The picture below is of what type of road? |
Macadam |
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Almost every village had a ____________ shop, though the colonial worker would be more diverse in his own skills, as opposed to the more specifically specialized one common in Europe. |
Blacksmith |
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Even though colonial America did not have a specialized economy that would drive technological change, early Americans developed what kind of attitudes toward technological? |
Americans welcomed technology. |
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Who invented the cotton gin? |
Eli Whitney |
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After the commercial steamboat successfully sailed the Hudson, what rivers did the next steamboat sail? |
Ohio and Mississippi |
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The melting and stirring of molten iron is known as _____________. |
Puddling |
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What type of road is in the picture |
Plank |
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According to chapter 1, both the “_______” and “______” views of what American society was and should be should be combined into a more sophisticated outlook. |
Romantics and modernists |
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Why was the United States slow to switch to coal and steam from wood, charcoal, and waterwheels? |
Plenty wood |
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The __________ of the New World was nutritionally superior and more productive for farmers than European wheat. |
Maze |
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What were some results of the expansion?18701880These two maps show what? |
Railroads and expansion |
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What trade made shingles to fix roofs, built homes, and made furniture? |
Carpenter |
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What was the key factor that enabled the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain during the 18th century instead of other European countries? |
Improved transportation network |
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What is a tinderbox? |
Keep the fire burning for fireplace |
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A key feature in the American System of Manufacturing that allowed for mass production, improved quality, ease of repair, and low cost were |
Interchangeable parts |
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What items moved from one hemisphere to another in the Columbian exchange? |
Potatoes, honey bee, pumpkin, etc |
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Why did Eli Whitney think he could make 10,000 muskets for the US Army? Why did he fail? |
He understood interchangeable parts he failed tremendously because he couldn't make interchangeable parts. |
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Successful private arms manufacturers who used the American system of Manufacturing included _______________. |
Colt, Remington, Sharps |
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Why was balloon frame housing construction cheaper ? |
It was easy to build |
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What major exposition of inventions and machinery was held in 1851 in Great Britain? |
Crystal Palace |
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Why did early locomotives suffer from explosions? |
Didn't know how to make cars |
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Who improved the efficiency of the steam engine significantly in 18th century England? |
James Watts |
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___________ were the most important form of transportation in America from 1830 to 1850. |
Stagecoaches |
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Who built the first steamboat that was a commercial success in America? |
Robert Fulton |
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Government armories in the United States started the _________ ____________ of _______________ in the early 19th century. |
American System of Manufacturing |
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In order to help defeat the island nation of Britain during World War l, the Germans used _________ effectively? |
Submarines |
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Which source of power became an essential link between artisan and the industrial age? |
Waterwheel |
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What did coal replace to power machines? |
Charcoal |
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The jet fighter first appeared during? |
World War Il |
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Name a Blacksmith's tool. |
Hammer |
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Who was most likely the most productive inventor in America in the 1800s? |
Thomas Alva Edison |
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Fritz Haber developed _____________ for the Germans during World War l. |
Poison gas |
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Thomas Alva Edison's research and development of products was motivated by |
Desire to make money |
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America's chemical industry took off with advancements in the use of what chemical? |
Oil |
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What are for features of this production method? |
1) interchangeable parts 2) division of labor 3) Specialized machines 4) Reduce labor cost by eliminating material |
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The Interstate Highway System, that began in the 1950s during the Eisenhower administration, was for __________________. |
National defense |
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What were General Electric Research Lab's goals? |
1) Protect GE's patents 2) Improve efficiency of light bulb 3) Improve life of light bulb 4) Reduce cost of lighting so more people can afford it |
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What is this production method called? Who developed it? Where did he get the idea? |
The moving assembly line, Henry Ford, Chicago stockyards disassembly line |
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What form of entertainment did television hurt tremendously in the 1950s? |
Movies |
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The defense strategy of the Cold War of Mutually Assured Destruction was known as _________. |
MAD |
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What is the grooving called inside the barrel of a gun? |
Rifling |
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Why were the casualties during the Civil War so high? |
Rifles were accurate at long ranges |
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What does these pictures show? What were the results in WWI? What was the result for future wars? |
Poison gas used in WWI. Death and disability, little progress. Banned as a inhumane weapon. |
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Since 1990, we have spent a lot of money on research to reduce death rates of _______ and ________, but have not succeeded. |
Malaria and polio |
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What invention during WWI enabled the Allies to breakthrough barbed wire and cross trenches? |
The tank |
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Why did women become consumers rather than producers in the late 19th century? |
Productive work was outside, homemakers didn't earn money but spent money to run thr home. |
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Why did women spend many hours doing housework when there were appliances yu help ease the workload? |
It was for one person to use. |
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The first naval battle between two ironclad warships was fought during the _______ war. |
Civil war |
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The third industrial revolution is marked by what invention? |
The computer |
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Advances in technology come by |
A. Big breakthroughs B. Small, incremental improvements |
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What changes came to the solider's weapon? |
Changes to rifles and muskets: Flintlock replaced with percussion cap Cyclinder-conebullet replaced the ball Breechloader and hinges breechlock allowed loading from the lock, not the muzzle |
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The cottage industry occurred during |
The 18th century |
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What do these pictures show? Why did soldiers dig in? |
Underground bunkers Defensive tactics |
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The silo and barbed wire transformed what enterprise? |
The cattle industry |
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What is this? Who invented it? |
Mechanical Reaper Cyrus McCormick |
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The rocket was Robert Stephenson's |
Locomotive |
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Who was Gifford Pinchot? |
U.S. Forestry Sustainable lumbering |
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Who invented the telephone and developed the telephone network? |
Alexander Graham Bell |
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______ developed and successfully marketed the plow in the Midwest, and ________ developed and successfully marketed the reaper in the midwest. |
John Deere/ Cyrus McCormick |
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When students walk around with their noses stuck in smart phones, they show |
They don't appreciate the simple pleasures of life |
