5.05-5.06 The Gilded Age Entrepreneurs and Inventors

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In what ways did the incandescent light bulb improve businesses?

Back

It made the workplace safer.

Front

The man responsible for founding the biggest steel corporation in the U.S. during the period 1865-1900 was _________.

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Carnegie

Front

The railroad industry was controlled by______________.

Back

Vanderbilt

Front

How did the new affordability of automobiles change American life in the 1920's?

Back

There were new jobs and greater mobility

Front

Which of the following describes the trend that occurred in Model T Ford prices from 1911 to 1915? prices rose steadily, prices fell continuously, prices remained stable, regular people could afford the Model T

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prices fell continuously

Front

One way in which Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller are similar in that they both______________.

Back

gave large sums of money to charitable causes

Front

Why was George Washington Carver important?

Back

he taught southern farmers how to improve their worn out land

Front

Which historical figure invented the telephone?

Back

Alexander Graham Bell

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Why did men like Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller want to create monopolies?

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to eliminate competition and keep prices high

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His business produced steel for taller and stronger buildings.

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Andrew Carnegie