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CLEP West Civilization - 2nd Industrial Revolution And Changing World Ideas
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1. 1875. Britain. it was not legal anymore to put up buildings without plumbling.
Joseph Conrad
Darwinism
Louis Pasteur
Public Health Act
2. In 1909 most people could afford this invention by Heny Ford.
Model T
1884
Freudian psychology
1895
3. Theory of relativitiy and added time to the view of the universe. So: height - width - depth - and Time.
1895
Albert Einstein
Freudian psychology
Marie Curie
4. French. Discovered that diseases are caused by bacteria. invented pasteurization.
Robert Koch
Model T
Louis Pasteur
Gregor Mendal
5. First intercontinental cable for the telegraph was done between North America and Britain.
1867
Louis Pasteur
Marie Curie
Darwinism
6. 'perfected th internal combustion engine' rea. p. 72
Daimler and Benz
1884
Model T
John D. Rockefeller
7. Discovered what caused tuberculosis.
Darwinism
Gregor Mendal
Daimler and Benz
Robert Koch
8. Discovered radium in 1898 and they won the Nobel Prize in 1903.
1876
Marie Curie
Freudian psychology
1867
9. Wrote the novel Heart of Darkness in 1902. The story is set in the Congo.
Joseph Conrad
1884
Albert Einstein
1895
10. 1878 by William and Catherine Booth
Higher Criticism
John D. Rockefeller
Salvation Army
Joseph Conrad
11. Owned the Standard Oil company and had power over 75%+ of the U. S. oil.
Louis Pasteur
John D. Rockefeller
1867
Joseph Conrad
12. Marconi was the first to send radio waves across the Atlantic ocean.
Louis Pasteur
Marie Curie
1901
Model T
13. Telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell
Tourism
1876
Darwinism
Robert Koch
14. 'the X ray as discovered and led many to question prevailing views about the solidity of matter.' rea p. 75
1895
Marie Curie
Gregor Mendal
Darwinism
15. Started in the 1800's due to people's growing wealth.
Joseph Conrad
1884
John D. Rockefeller
Tourism
16. The belief that the Bible was like other old books and was wise by its history was not acurate.
Gregor Mendal
Darwinism
Joseph Conrad
Higher Criticism
17. We can from life lower than us.
1876
Higher Criticism
Darwinism
1884
18. Studied genetics in peas. 'father of genetics' Austrian monk.
Higher Criticism
Model T
1884
Gregor Mendal
19. William Gladstone headed the Reform Act which gave 60% of the men in Britain the right to vote.
1884
Marie Curie
Daimler and Benz
Tourism
20. Our mental processes are irrational and subconsious.
Freudian psychology
Robert Koch
Model T
Tourism