The Men Who Built America - Rockefeller

John D. Rockefeller had helped support his family because of his troubled father.  What was the occupation of William A. Rockefeller, John’s father?

• candy salesman
• circus operator
• con man
• railroad operator

How many railroads would go out of business in the economic crash in  1873?

• 1/2
• 1/3
• 1/10
• 1/20

How did Rockefeller take out the railroad need for transporting his oil?

• built his own railroad
• built company towns
• he bought all railroads
• he built his own pipelines

In the end and at the height of his wealth, Rockefeller had __________ billion in today's money.

• 100
• 50
• 220
• 75

Rockefeller named his company ____________ Oil so that people's fear of kerosine would be eased.

• JDR
• Pennsylvania 
• Cleveland
• None of the above

Limiting supply increases demand and severely increases ____________ in business.

• workers
• prices
• owners
• relationships

Rockefeller was able to pull off the first real ______________ in America driving out all of his competitors.

• Socialist Corporation
• Oligarchy
• Monopoly
• Democracy

All of the Captains of Industry were Titans, and Titans are always ___________ for competition in business.

• targets
• easy prey
• sharing ideas
• all of the above

Rockefeller outlasts all of his competition and demonstrates the he was the ____________.

• worst
• fittest 
• luckiest
• only one

This cartoon shows which Captain of Industry as the best of Railroads?

• Rockefeller
• Scott
• Carnegie
• None of the above