GED Social Studies : Technology, Resources, and Sustainability
Study concepts, example questions & explanations for GED Social Studies
All GED Social Studies Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Technology, Resources, And Sustainability
The Industrial Revolution began in which country?
England
China
Japan
France
The United States
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?
Victor Hugo
William Jennings Bryan
Eugene Debs
Jonas Salk
Robert Fulton
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 twentieth century.
the sixteenth century.
the eighteenth century.
the nineteenth century.
the seventeenth 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.
All GED Social Studies Resources
