Chapter Four Industrial Age

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Which invention was perfected by Thomas Edison? Options: typewriter, light bulb, diesel engine, airplane

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light bulb

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Why did the Pullman's workers strike?

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Pullman cuts wages not rent

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Andrew Carnegie managed to keep costs for his steel low by

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owning the businesses involved in each step of the manufacturing of steel.

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Of which of these actions would business leader John D. Rockefeller support? buying all of the businesses in a single field to control production, preventing one company from getting a monopoly in one industry, letting the government monitor and manage business deals, setting a minimum wage for workers and requiring safe work conditions

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buying all of the businesses in a single field to control production

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How did Henry Bessemer's process for making steel affect the US?

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Cheap steel built railroads, skyscrapers, and eventually cars.

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Which of the following is the name for the system of making steel fast and cheap? Options: the Renaissance, Black Gold, Bessemer Process, laissez-faire

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Bessemer Process

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Total control of an industry by one person or one company

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Monopoly

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A person who uses their wealth and money to benefit the community is a: Monopoly, Robber Baron, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur

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Philanthropist

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Who was the president of the American Federation of Labor?

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Samuel Gompers

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Who invented the telephone?

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Alexander Graham Bell