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Example Question #1 : Impact Of Modern Technology
Trench warfare was primarily conducted during __________.
World War Two
the Crimean War
World War One
the Russo-Japanese War
the American Civil War
World War One
In the years leading up to World War One, the world witnessed great advances in technology that could be used to defend and fortify positions (most notably the machine gun), but far fewer advances in technology that aided mobility and attacking. In such a situation as existed on the Western front of Europe during World War One, the advantage was firmly in the hands of those in a defensive position. This lead to a massive stalemate in which the Allied and Central powers faced off across a few miles of unmanned terrain (“No Man’s Land”), and traded suicidal attacks over the top.
Example Question #2 : Impact Of Modern Technology
Sputnik was __________.
a nuclear non-proliferation treaty signed between the United States and the Soviet Union
a Soviet spy program
a Russian propaganda program
the first man-made satellite to orbit the Earth
a Soviet developed nuclear weapon
the first man-made satellite to orbit the Earth
Sputnik was a Soviet-built and operated satellite that was the first man-made object to orbit the Earth. The voyage of Sputnik set off alarms in the United States and began the decades-long Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Example Question #3 : Impact Of Modern Technology
Moore's Law refers to the belief that __________.
computing power will double roughly every two years
two industrial, democratic nations will never declare war on one another
eventually the computing power of machines will surpass that of human beings
human beings will colonize space before the end of the twenty-first century
by allowing the weakest and least productive members of society to survive, and sometimes prosper, mankind is impeding the evolutionary process
computing power will double roughly every two years
Moore's Law is a law of computer engineering that states that the power of computers will double roughly every two years. Specifically, it states that the number of transistors (part of a circuit that controls the precise flow of current through circuit boards) doubles in an integrated circuit every two years. So far, Moore's Law has proved extremely prescient.
Example Question #4 : Impact Of Modern Technology
How have antibiotics, like penicillin, changed the nature of warfare?
Generals no longer have to worry about their armies being decimated by sexually transmitted diseases.
Far fewer soldiers die from infections picked up through injuries sustained in battle.
All of these answers are correct.
The adrenaline level and focus of soldiers is dramatically improved, allowing them to be more efficient fighters.
Fewer soldiers die from diseases carried by mosquitoes.
Far fewer soldiers die from infections picked up through injuries sustained in battle.
Prior to the invention of penicillin and other antibiotics, a significant proportion of battlefield deaths occurred from diseases that we now consider preventable. Antibiotics allow doctors to treat bacterial infections very effectively. Penicillin was invented in 1928, and the difference between the number of people who died from infections in World War One compared to those who perished from the same causes in World War Two is nothing short of miraculous. Of course, penicillin has also had a massive impact on the number of people around the world who die from infectious diseases. By some estimates, penicillin has saved over a hundred million lives since its first usage in the early 1930s.
Example Question #5 : Impact Of Modern Technology
Who invented penicillin?
Jonas Salk
Alexander Fleming
John Baird
Nikola Tesla
Karl Jansky
Alexander Fleming
Penicillin was invented by Alexander Fleming in 1928. The story goes that Fleming was experimenting with bacterial molds when he went away on vacation; upon returning, he discovered that one of his bacterial cultures was contaminated with a fungus and that the cultures surrounding it had been destroyed. So, completely by accident, Fleming discovered one of the most important medicines in human history—the antibacterial penicillin.
Example Question #6 : Impact Of Modern Technology
Jonas Salk is famous for __________.
inventing the world's first effective polio vaccine
his work on the Manhattan Project
inspiring the Green Revolution with his invention of pesticides
inventing the television
the development of radar
inventing the world's first effective polio vaccine
Prior to the mid-1950s, when Salk's vaccine for polio was first provided for the public to use, polio had been one of the most devastating diseases in the Western world. It affected mostly children and caused death in many cases and paralysis in many others. In 1952, America experienced the worst epidemic of polio in the nation's history as many tens of thousands of children died or were paralyzed, so when Salk announced that he had developed a completely effective vaccine for polio, he was greeted as a national hero and a miracle worker. Today, the disease has been completely eradicated in the Western world and eradication efforts have been ongoing throughout the rest of the world. It is hoped that before 2020, the disease will have been completely isolated to human history.
Example Question #7 : Impact Of Modern Technology
Marie Curie is most well known for her __________.
dangerous work on the Manhattan Project
imprisonment during the Civil Rights Era
pioneering research in radioactivity
decision to sell state secrets to the Soviet Union
self-sacrificing mission to promote legal access to birth control for women
pioneering research in radioactivity
Marie Curie was a Polish scientist who in the first decade of the twentieth century did pioneering work on the nature of radioactivity in elemental matter. She discovered, among other things, two new elements and has received two Nobel prizes.
Example Question #8 : Impact Of Modern Technology
The "Green Revolution" refers to __________.
The emergence of the Indian industrial movement following the end of India's flirtation with socialism towards the end of the twentieth century
A series of technological innovations that led to a dramatic growth in agricultural production in the 1950s and 1960s
The emergence of political parties in Europe that advocate for a return to an agrarian and simpler way of living
The extra emphasis placed on environmental concerns, particularly in the Western world, to try and counter the effects of the Industrial Revolution and global warming
The growth of agriculture and industry in the central United States in the 1980s and 1990s
A series of technological innovations that led to a dramatic growth in agricultural production in the 1950s and 1960s
The Green Revolution took place during the 1950s and 1960s and is one of the primary causes behind the rapid growth in population seen around the world since the end of the Second World War. The Green Revolution involved wholesale changes and technological innovations in the area of agriculture that have allowed farms to be far more productive and efficient than they were previously. The Green Revolution, by some estimates, is credited with allowing an additional one to two billion people to survive on Earth.
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