Rise in Industrialization

The most important invention/improvement responsible for the growth of American industry 

• factories
• railroads
• corporations
• telephone

This man was known for his success in consolidating the railroads

• John D. Rockefeller
• Andrew Carnegie
• Cornelius Vanderbilt
• Gustavus Swift

He was known as a major entrepreneur in the Oil Industry

• John Rockefeller
• Andrew Carnegie
• Cornelius Vanderbelt 
• Gustavus Swift

Known as the "Master of Steel"

• John D. Rockefeller
• Cornelius Vanderbilt
• Gustavus Swift
• Andrew Carnegie

What is a captain of industry?

• a powerful industrialist who uses his wealth in a positive way
• a powerful industrialist who steers a ship
• A hardworking supervisor in a large factory
• a powerful industrialist who uses his wealth in a negative way

Steel changed people's lives in making possible the...

• Building of Skyscrapers
• Establishment of Time Zones
• Development of Electricity
• Use of Kerosene

What has  total or complete control of an industry and  prevents competition and makes prices higher? 

• Unions
• consumer goods
• Monopoly
• lower cost production

⊚ mass produced products quickly
⊚ products become more affordable
⊚ quick and easy assembly
⊚ no need for skilled, high-paid workers, since they only need to complete a simple task

• Positive consequences of using the assembly line
• Negative consequences of using the assembly line

What allowed people from all over the country to know about and buy consumer goods?

• catalogues
• raw materials
• lower cost productions
• transcontinental railroad

What are two reasons cities' populations grew?

• Immigrants and farmers moved to the city.
• American Indians and Immigrants moved to the cities.
• Laborers and factory workers moved into factories.
• Captains of Industries gave money to the poor.