AP World History : Science and Technology 1750 to 1900
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Example Question #31 : Science And Technology 1750 To 1900
Who invented the cotton gin?
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Eli Whitney
Alexander Pope
Robert Stephenson
Eli Whitney
The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney in 1793. It allowed for the mechanization of the separation of cotton fibers from cotton seeds, which dramatically increased the productivity of America’s cotton plantations.
Example Question #32 : Science And Technology 1750 To 1900
The process of making vulcanized rubber was invented by __________.
Alexander Graham Bell
Robert Stephenson
Henry Bessemer
Charles Goodyear
Thomas Edison
Charles Goodyear
The vulcanization of rubber involves making rubber more durable through the addition of certain chemicals. It was invented by Charles Goodyear in the first half of the nineteenth century. It made rubber an extremely useful material and encouraged the growth of massive rubber plantations in parts of Africa and Brazil.
Example Question #33 : Science And Technology 1750 To 1900
The Italian inventor Alessandro Volta is remembered for inventing __________.
the compass
the telegraph
the internet
the internal combustion engine
the battery
the battery
Alessandro Volta was an Italian inventor who, in 1799, invented the world’s first battery.
Example Question #34 : Science And Technology 1750 To 1900
French inventor Honore Blanc is remembered for __________.
his rudimentary flying machine that demonstrated that flight was possible
discovering penicillin
perfecting the process of vulcanizing rubber
inventing the mechanized plow
producing guns with replaceable parts
producing guns with replaceable parts
The French inventor Honore Blanc is remembered for producing guns that made use of replaceable (or interchangeable) parts. The benefits of this invention were that it allowed guns to be produced much more efficiently.
Example Question #35 : Science And Technology 1750 To 1900
James Watt's improvements on the steam engine had the greatest impact on which of the following eras of history?
the Industrial Revolution
the Age of Revolutions
the Age of Discovery
the Protestant Reformation
the Age of Enlightenment
the Industrial Revolution
James Watt's steam engine made the creation of products much more efficient and feasible. It helped to lead to mass production in factories, one of the main features of the Industrial Revolution.
Example Question #31 : Science And Technology 1750 To 1900
What nation was the first to experience the Industrial Revolution?
Germany
Britain
United States
France
Britain
Britain began experiencing the Industrial Revolution decades earlier than the rest of the world. This is due to the many advantages that Britain had over the rest of the world in terms of supplies of resources and technology. While Britain begins the Industrial Revolution in the mid-1700's, the rest of the world won't catch up until nearly 100 years later.
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