USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following describes how one of the inventions from the time line would enable factories to produce more goods by extending hours of production?
A
The ice machine helped workers stay cool in the summer.
B
The light bulb made it possible to consistently light work spaces.
C
The automatic loom allowed factories to produce more woven material.
D
The telephone opened lines of communication between suppliers and factories
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following describes how one of the inventions from the time line would enable factories to produce more goods by extending hours of production? The automatic loom allowed factories to produce more woven material.

Detailed explanation-2: -Railroads became a major industry, stimulating other heavy industries such as iron and steel production. These advances in travel and transport helped drive settlement in the western regions of North America and were integral to the nation’s industrialization.

Detailed explanation-3: -In particular, old traditional methods of hand production were replaced by the use of machines, leading to large-scale factory production. The railroads had a fairly large impact on the Industrial Revolution. Railroads could transport materials needed faster than before, which helped factories produce goods.

Detailed explanation-4: -How did inventions and developments in the late 19th century change the way people work? Inventions such as the typewriter, the light-bulb and the telephone greatly affected office work as well as provided new jobs for women. The development in Industrialization freed many workers from harsh laboring.

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