Industrialization Test Prep

Front

What industry is Pittsburgh noted for?

Back

Steel

Front

How did the lightbulb help factory owners like Andrew Carnegie?

Back

Longer hours of operation

Front

What is the role of the railroad in industrialization?

Back

Transport natural resources to factories, finished products to consumers, creating National markets

Front

Who invented mechanical and lighting uses for electricity?

Back

Thomas Edison

Front

After the Civil War, were there MORE farming jobs available?

Back

No, mechanization eliminated farm jobs

Front

Were satellites part of big business at the end of the 19th century?

Back

No, satellite technology was not invented yet.

Front

Who was a captain of industry in the oil business?

Back

J.D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil was a monopoly

Front

Was there an interstate highway system at the end of the 19th century?

Back

No, Highways were not built until the 1950s

Front

What INCREASED farm production but DECREASED the need for farm labor?

Back

Mechanization

Front

Who invented the telephone?

Back

Alexander G Bell