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FTM 217 Exam 1 || with Accurate Answers 100%.
what are the 4 factors that influenced the development and launch of the textile industry in the
US and continue to impact its development today? correct answers Intellectual Property
Labor
Power
Capital

Intellectual Property (IP) correct answers Ideas that can be patented

Capital correct answers Funds or resources needed to start or expand a business
ex: Moses Brown had the funds in his partnership with Samuel Slater

Labor correct answers working conditions

Power correct answers Water wheel
Steam power

What are 3 major influences of the Textile industry today? correct answers Globalization
Political Influences
Technology

Apparel Ready to Wear (RTW) correct answers Industry began in the early 18th century
Less expensive clothes made from scrap material
Cheap, ready-made clothing
Primary Targets: Sailors, Minors, Slaves
Sewing machine helped this apparel become available to the majority of consumers
Size standards (Civil war)
1860- variety of men's items available
First types of women's - capes, cloaks, and coats
Production of RTW is labor intensive
Most women's items available by early 1900s
WW1 helped this industry grow

slops correct answers cheap, ready - made clothes

Size standards correct answers the proportional increase and decrease in garment measurements
for each size produced

who invented the flying shuttle loom? and when? correct answers John Kay, 1733

who invented the spinning "jenny" machine? and when? correct answers James Hargreaves, 1764

who invented the water-power spinning machine? and when? correct answers Sir Richard
Arkwright, 1769

, who invented the mechanized power loom? and when? correct answers Reverend Edmund
Cartwright, 1785-1787

what did Samuel Slater do? correct answers 1789- memorized Arkwright's blueprints and came
to the U.S., was hired by Moses Brown, and set up a spinning mill in 1791

who patented the cotton gin? and when? correct answers Eli Whitney, 1794
As a result, the cotton growers were able to supply New England's spinning and weaving mills'
increased demand for fiber

Francis Lowell Cabot correct answers 1813- originated a functional power loom
Had the first factory in the US that could mechanically perform all processes from spinning yarn
to producing finished cloth under one roof

who invented sewing machines? and when? correct answers Walter Hunt - 1832
Elias Howe - 1845
Isaac Singer - 1846

From 1842 - 1895, how many patents for sewing machines were issued in the US? correct
answers 7,339 patents

importance of the triangle waist fire? correct answers March 25, 1911
Brought public attention to the terrible working conditions and increased support for the ILGWU
(International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union)

first synthetic fiber to be developed and patented in the US? correct answers "artificial silk"
(rayon - made from wool pulp)
First Rayon plant opened in 1910

when was the "locker" introduced? renamed" correct answers introduced in 1893
Renamed "the zipper" in 1926

when were fashion magazines first published? correct answers 1892

when was the first outdoor shopping mall developed? correct answers 1922 in Kansas City,
Kansas

what place is synonymous with women's fashion? correct answers Seventh Avenue (in New
York City)

when did the stock market crash? correct answers 1929, repercussions felt in Paris

Great Depression? correct answers 1930s
Resulted from the stock market crash
Textile and apparel industries did not recover until the start of WW2

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