Directions: Seven sentences are given, in which the first sentence is fixed; also one sentence is going to be filled with the appropriate word. Arrange the sentences to form a meaningful paragraph. Read the sentences carefully and answer the questions that follow.

A. The Second Industrial Revolution was a period of rapid industrial development, primarily in the United Kingdom, Germany, and the United States, but also in France, the Low Countries, Italy, and Japan.

B. It also was the period during which modern organizational methods for operating large-scale businesses over vast areas came into use.

C. While the First Revolution was driven by _______ use of steam engines, interchangeable parts, and mass production, the Second was characterized by the build-out of railroads, and large-scale iron and steel production.

D. The concept was introduced by Patrick Geddes, Cities in Evolution (1910), and was being used by economists such as Erich Zimmermann (1951).

E. Vaclav Smil called the period 1867–1914 "The Age of Synergy" during which most of the great innovations were developed since the inventions and innovations were engineering and science-based.

F. It followed the First Industrial Revolution that began in Britain in the late 18th century that then spread throughout Western Europe.

G. Landes stresses the importance of new technologies, especially, the internal combustion engine, petroleum, new materials, and substances, including alloys and chemicals, electricity, and communication technologies.