The Industrial Age

How were railroad barons created?

• A. by executive order
• B. by threats and intimidation
  
• C. by consolidating many small companies
• D. by order of the War Department
  

Which industry probably benefited least from the expansion of the railroad system in the late 1800s?

• A. coal mining
• B. steel
• C. automobile
• D. iron mining
  

What did large railroad companies offer as incentive for their biggest customers?

• A. company stock
• B.coupons
• C. rebates
• D. volume discounts

What did railroad barons form based on secret agreements to divide up business amongst themselves?

• A. consolidations
• B. monopolies
• C. pools
• D. rebates

The growing railroad network helped American industry expand into

• A. the East
• B. the West
• C. rural areas
• D. overseas markets

Which inventor’s most important invention was the electric lightbulb?

• A. Thomas Edison
• B. Granville Woods
• C. Henry Ford
• D. George Eastman

Who was "the Wizard of Menlo Park"?

• A.Samuel Morse
• B.George Eastman
• C.Henry Ford
• D.Thomas Edison

Which best describes an assembly line?

• A. A way to create inventions.
• B.A way to achieve mass production.
• C.A way to speed communications.
• D.a way to improve technology.

Who was responsible for creating the assembly line?

• A. George Westinghouse
• B. Granville Woods
• C. Henry Ford
• D. Charles Sorenson

A group of companies managed by a single board of directors is called a _____.

• A.monopoly
• B.corporation
• C.merger
• D.trust