Which of the Following Industrial Changes Allowed the Smallest Start-Up

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following industrial changes allowed the smallest start-up manufacturers to compete with great industrial capitalists?

• A)A positive trade balance at the turn of the 20th century.
• B)The completion of the national railroad network.
• C)The development of the moving assembly line as a division of labor in manufacturing.
• D)The transition from private electric generators to centralized utility based power production.

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Definitions:

Silica

Silicon dioxide (SiO2), appearing either as a relatively pure form in a mineral (e.g., quartz) or as a component in more chemically complex minerals and rocks.

Cube-Shaped Crystals

Solids with an atomic structure that forms into a cube shape, commonly observed in minerals such as pyrite and halite.

Sulfide

A chemical compound that consists of sulfur and one or more elements, commonly found in ore minerals and as byproducts of industrial processes.

Silica Tetrahedron

A structural unit of silicon ion surrounded by four oxygen ions, forming the basic building block of silicate minerals.