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- What is the most important way technological innovations changed agriculture during the second half of the nineteenth century?
AFarmers were able to stop using fertilizers on their fields.
BNew equipment allowed different crops to be grown for the first time.
CMore efficient farms were able to produce more crops with fewer workers.
DNew equipment meant that natural events like droughts were not a concern.
- Labor Reforms in Henry Ford's Factories
1914 - Qualified workers were paid $5.00 per day.
1926 - Workers were paid for six days after working only five days.
What was one effect of Henry Ford's labor reforms?
AAmericans had more leisure time and more money, which led to a rise in consumerism.
BMany workers in heavy industries were dissatisfied, so they returned to agricultural jobs.
CThere was a surge in union membership because of the increased benefits for workers.
DThere was a greater turnover in industry jobs because of increased worker empowerment.
- For centuries in England, portions of farmers' fields were periodically left unplanted to allow the soil to recover. Which improvement during the British Agricultural Revolution ended this practice and greatly increased the productivity of the land?
Aselective breeding
Bautomatic planting
Cseed cultivation
Dcrop rotation
Louis Pasteur is credited with saving countless lives through his scientific research. What were two of his major accomplishments?
Adiscovering penicillin and publishing several books on the use of the drug
Bproving the germ theory of disease and developing several new vaccines
Cproving that disinfectants can reduce infections and creating new surgical techniques
Ddetecting the microorganisms responsible for cholera and discovering a cure for the disease
- How did the decline of the Ottoman Empire help cause World War I?
AThe Germans' refusal to ally themselves with the weakening Ottoman Empire upset the balance of power.
BThe weakening Ottoman presence in Iraq allowed foreign agents to start rebellions in the area.
CThe Ottomans' increasing dependence on English military power led to international tensions.
DThe end of centralized Ottoman control in the Balkans led to growing instability in the region.
AFarmers were able to stop using fertilizers on their fields.
BNew equipment allowed different crops to be grown for the first time.
CMore efficient farms were able to produce more crops with fewer workers.
DNew equipment meant that natural events like droughts were not a concern.
1926 - Workers were paid for six days after working only five days.
What was one effect of Henry Ford's labor reforms?
AAmericans had more leisure time and more money, which led to a rise in consumerism.
BMany workers in heavy industries were dissatisfied, so they returned to agricultural jobs.
CThere was a surge in union membership because of the increased benefits for workers.
DThere was a greater turnover in industry jobs because of increased worker empowerment.
Aselective breeding
Bautomatic planting
Cseed cultivation
Dcrop rotation
Adiscovering penicillin and publishing several books on the use of the drug
Bproving the germ theory of disease and developing several new vaccines
Cproving that disinfectants can reduce infections and creating new surgical techniques
Ddetecting the microorganisms responsible for cholera and discovering a cure for the disease
AThe Germans' refusal to ally themselves with the weakening Ottoman Empire upset the balance of power.
BThe weakening Ottoman presence in Iraq allowed foreign agents to start rebellions in the area.
CThe Ottomans' increasing dependence on English military power led to international tensions.
DThe end of centralized Ottoman control in the Balkans led to growing instability in the region.
