WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -What was most responsible for connecting the farms of the Midwest to the dinner tables and factories of the eastern cities in the time period after the Civil War? New methods of mass production were used to turn raw materials into consumer products.

Detailed explanation-2: -Industrialization can be driven by a combination of factors including government policy, labor-saving inventions, entrepreneurial ambitions, and a demand for goods and services. It has profound implications for the population, causing a wave of migration from small farms to cities and towns where jobs can be found.

Detailed explanation-3: -There were three causes of these advances: a large supply of natural resources, an explosion of inventions, and a growing city population that wanted the new products. One of the more important natural resources was oil. In 1840 a Canadian geologist discovered that kerosene could be used to light lamps.

Detailed explanation-4: -How did industrialization spread to the continent of Europe? 1) The United States shared its expertise in exchange for resources. 2) British workers secretly brought in textile machinery plans. 3) Britain shared its secrets to get support from allies.

Detailed explanation-5: -The use of the telegraph was easily accepted by the people because it was the fastest, easiest, most efficient way to communicate. When ships or airplanes were in trouble, they could send out an SOS signal through Morse code. Soon, a wire was laid across the Atlantic to communicate America to Europe.