Unit 9: Topic 1 - Technological Advances and Exchanges

Question 1

Radio

Answer 1

Made popular in the early 1900s. It was a new innovation that made news, music, and cultural events accessible to a wide range of people.

Question 2

Nuclear Power

Answer 2

A new source of clean energy researched in the 1900s. Although very powerful and efficient, the potential cost, dangers, and slowness of using radioactive material to power society made the idea less attractive.

Question 3

Birth Control Pill

Answer 3

Invented in the 1950s by Gregory Pincus, the birth control pill was more effective than the barrier methods. It was approved by the US government for widespread use in the 1960s. The birth control pill was a factor in lowering fertility rates, which played a part in reshaping gender roles.

Question 4

Green Revolution

Answer 4

Technological movement in the 1960s and 70s that introduced new agricultural techniques and high-yield seed strains in an attempt to boost food production in developing countries.

Question 5

crossbreeding

Answer 5

An important aspect of the Green Revolution. Included breeding two varieties of a plant to create a hybrid.

Question 6

Genetic Engineering

Answer 6

Manipulating a cell or organism to change its basic characteristics.

Question 7

Vaccines

Answer 7

Invented in 1796 but not widely distributed by governments and nonprofit organizations until the 1900s; vaccines prevented many potential dangerous diseases such as mumps, measles, tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough.

Question 8

Cellular Technology

Answer 8

Allowed for wireless communication between people from different parts of the world.

Question 9

Internet

Answer 9

A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.

Question 10

Antibiotics

Answer 10

Medicine (such as penicillin) that inhibits the growth of or destroys bacteria. Antibiotics saved the lives of millions of soldiers during WWII.

Question 11

Shipping Containers

Answer 11

Large standard-sized units that could be carried on a truck or train, or stacked on ship that helped to promote the widespread movement of goods.

Question 12

Margaret Sanger

Answer 12

In the 1910s, Sanger actively challenged federal and state Comstock laws, laws that criminalized contraceptives, to bring birth control information and contraceptive devices to women.

Question 13

Norman Borlaug

Answer 13

Often credited as “the father of the Green Revolution”. He started initiatives worldwide that contributed to the increased food supply of the world. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his contributions to world peace due to increased food supply.

Question 14

Jonas Salk

Answer 14

Inventor of the vaccine for Polio.