Gilded age

How did Cornelius Vanderbilt contribute to the nation after the Civil War？

• By investing in the shipping industry
• By investing in the railroads
• By investing in oil refinerys
• By investing in the steel industry

Which one was NOT influenced by the expanded railroad tracks?

• Created more jobs for railroad workers
• Encouraged the westward expansion
• Made easier for cattle drives
• Encouraged the development of the suburbs

John D. Rockefeller asked the railroad companies to give a discount for shipping his oil and a kickback for his competitors. He was trying to

• create a monopoly
• create a more competitive markets 
• against the trust
• make railroad companies against each other so that he could benefit from a cheaper shipping fee

John D. Rockefeller provided standard oil to most of American households by creating a monopoly in the market so that people could get the high-quality oil from the cheapest price. 

• True
• False

Andrew Carnegie made a fortune by 

• Producing steel
• Refining oil
• Investing in the railroad
• Doing eveyrthing that Tom Scott told him to do

The process that makes steel faster and cheaper by blowing hot air into the furnace during the iron-melting stage is called_____.

• Synthesis process
• Bessemer process
• Carnegie process
• Steel making process

According to Andrew Carnegie, which one is not the responsibility of the wealthy?

• Build libaries
• Give money directly to the poor
• Pay workers $5 each day
• Donate to charities

This person invented the phonograph, audio recorder, battery, and electric lightbulb.

• Thomas Edison
• Nicolai Tesla
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Andrew Carnegie

What was America's first "big business

• Steel
• Railroads
• Iron
• Oil

This man was controlled the railroad industry during the Gilded Age

• Andrew Carnegie
• John D Rockefelelr
• Cornelius Vanderbilt
• JP Morgan