AP U.S. History Flashcards: Technological Innovation
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Increased Production of Goods
The result of businesses making use of technological innovations and greater access to natural resources.
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Increased Production of Goods
The result of businesses making use of technological innovations and greater access to natural resources.
What two factors did businesses use to dramatically increase production?
Businesses used technological innovations and greater access to natural resources to increase the production of goods.
What has been the long-term effect of technological advances on the United States?
Technological advances have had significant effects on the development of the United States over time.
What was the primary effect of businesses utilizing technological innovations?
Businesses were able to dramatically increase the production of goods.
Describe the relationship between technology, resources, and production.
Businesses leveraged both technological innovations and access to natural resources to achieve a dramatic increase in production.
Technological Innovations
Advances used by businesses, along with greater access to natural resources, to dramatically increase the production of goods.
A company invents a new manufacturing process and also gains access to a new mine. What is the likely outcome for their production levels?
The company would likely see a dramatic increase in the production of its goods.
Who made use of technological innovations to increase the production of goods?
Businesses made use of technological innovations to dramatically increase their production of goods.
A historian argues that only new inventions were responsible for America's industrial growth. How does the provided text challenge this view?
The text indicates that both technological innovations AND greater access to natural resources were key to increasing production, not just one factor alone.
Role of Natural Resources (in this context)
Greater access to natural resources was a key factor, alongside technology, that businesses used to increase production.