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Example Question #13 : Geography
The Industrial Revolution began in which country?
The United States
China
England
Japan
France
England
The Industrial Revolution began in England towards the end of the eighteenth century and eventually spread to Europe and the United States. It was the primary reason why England was able to dominate so effectively the economic stage during the nineteenth century.
Example Question #2 : Technology, Resources, And Sustainability
Who invented the world’s first polio vaccine, effectively saving millions of lives?
Eugene Debs
Robert Fulton
Victor Hugo
Jonas Salk
William Jennings Bryan
Jonas Salk
Jonas Salk invented the world’s first polio vaccine in 1953. Prior to the invention of this vaccine polio had crippled and killed millions of people throughout human history.
Example Question #3 : Technology, Resources, And Sustainability
The Industrial Revolution began in __________
the eighteenth century.
the nineteenth century.
the seventeenth century.
the twentieth century.
the sixteenth century.
the eighteenth century.
The Industrial Revolution is generally considered to have begun in England and shortly thereafter in Northern and Western Europe towards the end of the eighteenth century. The pace of change dramatically accelerated in the nineteenth century. The Industrial Revolution was a period of massive economic and social upheaval in Europe and the United States. On the back of new technologies, in particular the creation of the factory system, a whole new labor system arose, and both the working and middle classes grew in number.
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