chapter 14-1 homework

Nick Cataldo
US History 2
Mr. Hyer
September 12, 2007
CHAPTER 14-1
1. List three factors that enabled the United States to rapidly industrialize.
A. telephone
B. typewriter
C. lightbulb/electricity
2. What invention provided architects the ability to build skyscrapers?The invention that provided architects the ability to build skyscrapers was the bessemer process- the injection of air into iron to remove carbon and other impurities.
3. What hampered a building's height previously?Iron hampered a building's height because it would rust very easily and it was a very soft mineral, unlikr the steel we use in skyscrapers today.
4. How did the harnessing of electricity transform American Business?The harnessing of electricity transformed American Business by powering the machinery that the people at a certain job would use.
5. How were women affected by the inventions of the typewriter and telephone?Women were affected by the inventions of the typewriter and the telephone because those two inventions got women on the career path. More women were getting jobs because the women understood how to use the machines and they started to get hired more.