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

Subjects : clep, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 20 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Our mental processes are irrational and subconsious.






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






3. 'the X ray as discovered and led many to question prevailing views about the solidity of matter.' rea p. 75






4. Discovered what caused tuberculosis.






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






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






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






8. Telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell






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






10. 1878 by William and Catherine Booth






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






12. We can from life lower than us.






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 1875. Britain. it was not legal anymore to put up buildings without plumbling.






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