Industry and Urban Growth - b

Who was responsible for inventing the telephone?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• George Eastman

• Samuel Morse

Who was responsible for inventing the light bulb?

• Henry Ford

• Thomas Edison

• Jan Matzeliger

• Cyrus Field

Who is responsible for the first successful airplane flight?

• Henry Ford

• Christopher Sholes

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Wilbur and Orville Wright

Someone who starts a new for profit business is called

• entrepreneur

• corporation

• free enterprise

• anarchist

Which of the following is a union that accepted all workers

• Knights of Labor

• American Federation of Labor

• Congress of Industrial Organizations

• United Workers

What is the term for a group of corporations run by one board of directors?

• group corporation

• entrepreneur

• patent

• trust

When unions meet and discuss with management for all workers is is called

• rebating

• assimilation

• collective bargaining

• trust busting

Which of the following contributed to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory tragedy?

• exit doors were locked

• sprinkler system failed

• fire fighters arrived late to the fire

• the ground floor was crowded

The process of becoming part of another culture.

• Assimilation

• Defecting

• Alienation

• Combining

What were the goals of labor unions? (choose all that apply)

• higher wages

• safer conditions

• fewer work hours

• longer lunch breaks