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CLEP West Civilization - 2nd Industrial Revolution And Changing World Ideas

Subjects : clep, history
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  • Answer 20 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'the X ray as discovered and led many to question prevailing views about the solidity of matter.' rea p. 75






2. First intercontinental cable for the telegraph was done between North America and Britain.






3. Started in the 1800's due to people's growing wealth.






4. Marconi was the first to send radio waves across the Atlantic ocean.






5. Owned the Standard Oil company and had power over 75%+ of the U. S. oil.






6. Theory of relativitiy and added time to the view of the universe. So: height - width - depth - and Time.






7. In 1909 most people could afford this invention by Heny Ford.






8. We can from life lower than us.






9. 'perfected th internal combustion engine' rea. p. 72






10. French. Discovered that diseases are caused by bacteria. invented pasteurization.






11. 1875. Britain. it was not legal anymore to put up buildings without plumbling.






12. Telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell






13. Studied genetics in peas. 'father of genetics' Austrian monk.






14. William Gladstone headed the Reform Act which gave 60% of the men in Britain the right to vote.






15. Our mental processes are irrational and subconsious.






16. Discovered radium in 1898 and they won the Nobel Prize in 1903.






17. Discovered what caused tuberculosis.






18. The belief that the Bible was like other old books and was wise by its history was not acurate.






19. Wrote the novel Heart of Darkness in 1902. The story is set in the Congo.






20. 1878 by William and Catherine Booth