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World History: Industrial Revolution - People - Inventions

Subject : history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Proved bacterial diseases - created rabies + anthrax vaccines - DISCOVERED PASTEURIZATION to kill bacteria






2. Disliked mercantilism - supported free economy - law of supply + demand - law of competition - Self-regulating markets






3. Invented the Radio around 1904-1912






4. 'Leave it alone' - Free economy document using ideas of Adam Smith - except for Govt. preventing monopolies






5. Discovered first anesthetics - substances that increased recovery speed - reduced pain - and relaxed patients






6. Started theory of Evolution and natural selection from research in Galapagos Island






7. Produced first vaccination - it was for small pox in 1796






8. Surgeon who first used antiseptics - to clean area of bacteria before surgery






9. Inventor of Power Loom






10. Inventor of the Flying Shuttle






11. Educated office people who wore white shirts - thrived in Industrialization






12. Economics where work is done from homes






13. Inventor of the Cotton Gin - 1793






14. 1 worker makes 1 part and then parts are assembled






15. Altered theory of Magnetism - stating magnetism generates electricity






16. Creator of Dalton's atomic theory in 1803






17. Invented Steam locomotive - 1814






18. Scientists who studied radioactive elements - discovered radium and polomium - died of cancer from radiation exposure - received Nobel Prize in science






19. Inventor of Power Loom






20. Leading power source - especially for steam engine






21. Invented the wireless telegraph - 1895






22. Invented telegraph






23. Invented telegraph






24. Invented trans-atlantic cable that linked Europe to US for telegraphs






25. Economics where work is done from homes






26. Invented the Radio around 1904-1912






27. Steam Engine inventer Who was overshadowed by James Watt






28. Factory workers - poor - uneducated - stagnant - suffered in Industrialization






29. Father of Industrial Rev. - Improved the steam engine






30. First trans-atlantic flight - 1927






31. Researched bacteria and discovered tuberculosis and cholera






32. Power source in 1800s that was organic






33. Invented by Hypolite Pixii (he is unimportant) in 1832






34. Increased production due to demand for machinery and tools






35. Inventor of the Spinning Jenny (wheel)






36. German who invented the X-ray






37. First trans-atlantic flight - 1927






38. Disliked mercantilism - supported free economy - law of supply + demand - law of competition - Self-regulating markets






39. German who invented the X-ray






40. Power source for power and fuel






41. Invented Combustion engine - automobile - 1885






42. Increased production due to demand for machinery and tools






43. Invented trans-atlantic cable that linked Europe to US for telegraphs






44. Invented Steam Ship (Clermont) - 1807






45. Created first airplane 1903






46. Invented Steam locomotive - 1814






47. Genetics specialist who researched the pigment of the pea plant






48. 1 worker makes 1 part and then parts are assembled






49. Father of Industrial Rev. - Improved the steam engine






50. Created first airplane 1903