Question

1. according to the passage, business owners in the late 1800s viewed industrialization mostly as:

a. a threat to national power
b. a source of economic growth and opportunity
c. a reason to avoid new technology
d. a sign that workers needed fewer rights

1. which detail best supports the idea that perspectives vary?

a. industrialization involved new machines.
b. modern historians focus on worker safety.
c. workers experienced harsh labor conditions.
d. the early 1900s were a time of progress.

1. the author includes examples of workers and business owners to show:

a. why factories were unsafe
b. how two groups experienced the same event differently
c. that workers had more power
d. that industrialization was a historical failure

1. what question does the passage suggest critical readers should ask?

a. how long ago did the event occur?
b. who is presenting the information?
c. how many historians disagree?
d. why is this text difficult to understand?

1. a historian writing today may focus more on economic inequality because:

a. it was the only issue during industrialization
b. modern society is concerned with those issues
c. workers demanded it
d. business owners required it

1. the author’s perspective in this passage can best be described as:

a. supportive of business owners
b. critical of historians
c. informative and balanced
d. strongly biased toward workers

1. what does the passage suggest about historical interpretation?

a. it depends only on facts and evidence
b. it is shaped partly by the interpreter’s background
c. it cannot change over time
d. only eyewitnesses can interpret history

Explanation:

Question 2

In the late 1800s, industrialization brought new technologies and business opportunities. Business owners would likely see it as a way to grow economically. Option A is incorrect as industrialization boosted national power. Option C is wrong because business owners embraced new tech. Option D has no relation to business owners' view of industrialization.

To support "perspectives vary", we need a detail showing different viewpoints. Option B shows modern historians (a group) have a different focus (worker safety) than others, indicating varying perspectives. Option A is a fact about industrialization, C is about workers' experience, D is a general statement, none show varying perspectives.

Including workers' and business owners' examples shows how the same event (industrialization) was experienced differently by these two groups. Option A is about factory safety (narrow), C is incorrect as workers had less power, D is wrong as industrialization was not a failure.

Answer:

B. A source of economic growth and opportunity

Question 3