What was the most important technological advance in production in the second half of the nineteenth century? Why?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary, but students should recognize that the mass production of steel was the single greatest technological advance in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Before the Siemens-Martin process, the total steel output in Britain, France, Germany, and Belgium was around 125,000 tons. By 1871, when mass production of steel was made possible by the open hearth process, production had more than tripled: in 1913 it exceeded 30 million tons-over eighty times the amount made in 1871. This massive output was responsible for the construction of skyscrapers and the resultant urban density, but also was able to be turned into rails, railroad engines and cars, steamships, and increasingly sophisticated weaponry.
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a) opposed Prohibition b) feared the pope c) detested Tammany Hall d) hated big-city politics
Among the factors that led to World War II was
A) the aggressive foreign policy of the United States following World War I. B) the inability of Britain and France to agree on the terms of the Versailles treaty. C) the inability of the Soviet Union to oppose Germany. D) the failure of efforts of collective security such as the League of Nations and treaties. E) All of these are correct.
What types of people would have been most likely to prefer the philosophy of Daoism?
a. Those who liked a community-oriented approach to living. b. Those who wanted to strive for an improvement in the quality of communal life. c. Those who liked an individualized approach to life that advocated a natural way of going along with the flow of events. d. Those who preferred a rigid dogma of rigid regulations and strict behavior patterns. e. Those who believed in multiple reincarnations.
Who was the first woman to serve in the Cabinet?
a) Arlene Francis b) Frances Perkins c) Eleanor Roosevelt d) Mary McLoed Bethune