USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the big cities, people tended to enjoy the new mass leisure activities ____
A
during the winter months.
B
during evening hours and weekends.
C
after school.
D
during the Great Depression.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following caused both migration to the cities and higher survival rates of city dwellers? Factories and public sanitation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mass production is the manufacturing of large quantities of standardized products, often using assembly lines or automation technology.

Detailed explanation-3: -Due to the introduction of the steam engine and Britain’s coal deposits, the steam engine allowed the industry to flourish as Britain quickly industrialized before anyone else. In addition, the steam engine allowed the creation of mills and factories to produce mass amounts of goods faster than the labor of people.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the first half of the nineteenth century, the pitiful conditions created by the Industrial Revolution gave rise to a movement known as socialism. Socialism is a system in which society, usually through government, owns and controls some means of production (factories and utilities, for example).

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