Question

1. which of the following was a consequence of the second Industrial Revolution

Answer 1

1: b (new sewer systems decreased death rates)
2: c (increasing need for skilled labor made it necessary for big business to listen to the demands of workers)

Answer 2

1. The statement that shows a consequence of the Second Industrial Revolution is New sewer systems decreased death rates.

2. The statement that best describes the changing relationship between business and labor during the 1880s is the invention of the assembly line and interchangeable parts decreased the need for labor, leading to high unemployment rates.

The first Industrial Revolution saw steam-power machines replace human workers. The Second Industrial Revolution replaced the steam for electricity powered machines. Goods were produced in bulks. Many social problems of the first revolution stayed unsolved as the increase in unemployment rates.