USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The powered loom made textile production easier. What is the best synonym for “textile?”
A
Steel
B
Coal
C
Cloth
D
Cotton
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Steam engines made possible more mining of coal, which led to increased iron production. Steam engines also allowed for the invention of new machinery such as the power loom, which revolutionized the manufacturing of textiles. Steam engines and increased iron production made it possible to create and build railroads.

Detailed explanation-2: -Among the most important inventions of the first Industrial Revolution include the steam engine, the spinning jenny, cotton gin, and the telegraph. This was followed by the second Industrial Revolution, which saw the advent of the internal combustion engine, controlled electricity, and the lightbulb.

Detailed explanation-3: -Major Technological Advances of the Second Industrial Revolution. 1870s. Automatic signals, air brakes, and knuckle couplers on the railroads; the Bessemer and then the open-hearth process in the steel mills; the telephone, electric light, and typewriter.

Detailed explanation-4: -What was the most important role textiles played in the Industrial Revolution? Mass-produced textiles meant that workers had more and better clothing. Industrialization of the textile industry led to more demand for cotton.

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