Big Business and Industrialization

What was one result of rapid industrialization and urbanization?

• Farming became more popular.

• People quit their city jobs and moved to the country.

• Cities became overcrowded.

• More farms were built.

What was the name of the process that was an easier and quicker way to make steel?

• The Ford method

• The Bessemer method

• Bridges

• The Firestone method

Which entrepreneur created the Pittsburgh Steel Monopoly

• Labor Unions

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• Albert Einstein

Who had the Oil Industry monopoly?

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Andrew Carnegie

Which of the following is NOT an example of a monopoly?

• Andrew Carnegie owned the steel companies.

• John D. Rockefeller owned the oil companies.

• Cornelius Vanderbilt owned the railroad companies

• Union Pacific Railroad owned one of the railroads.

The rise of big business meant most people worked at _____.

• farms

• plantations

• factories

• churches

Overcrowding in the cities caused problems such as ____.

• Clean water and streets

• pollution

• too few jobs

• good health

________ is relating to the city.

• Rural

• Urban

• Country

• Agricultural

__________ is relating to the country.

• Urban

• Cities

• Municipal

• Rural