Modern America Takes Shape Practice

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This person created the steel industry in

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Andrew Carnegie; Pittsburgh, PA

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Shareholders of a corporation invest their money in hopes of making more ______. However, investing can be very _____

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Money; risky

Front

Which invention was developed during the late 1800's and early 1900's: Laptop computer, Light bulb, Atomic energy

Back

Light bulb

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The Standard Oil Company was created by who:
Options: Teddy Roosevelt, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie

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John D. Rockefeller

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Businesses raise capital by doing what?

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Selling shares of stock to investors

Front

Captains of Industry display this quality:

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Donate money for the benefit of all

Front

What made Edwin Drake's discovery of oil such an important event?

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It marked the birth of the modern oil industry

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What happened to settle the Great Railroad Strike of 1877, the Homestead Strike 1892, and the Pullman Strike 1894?

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Violence broke out and troops were brought in to stop the strike

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People were moving to the cities in the late 1800's because of: Availability of jobs, Industrial and factory growth

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All of the above

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"Colonel" Edwin Drake discovered oil in this CITY on August 27, 1859.

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Titusville, PA