Inventions and Industry

Why were Thomas Edison's inventions important to the growing economy of then and now?

• He invented the light bulb

• He sold his invention to others

• He made it possible to provide electricity commercially

• He made records popular

Two inventions that contributed to change and industrial growth were electricity and

• steam englines

• Telegraph machines

• telephone service

• locomotives

Which invention of the 1800's did not contribute to the rise of big business

• telephone

• bicycle

• railroad

• practical electric lighting

What device did Alexander Graham Bell create that changed communication forever?

• electrical systems

• telephone

• telegraph

• internet

During the Progressive Movement, how did workers fight to make better pay and working conditions?

• create associations that discuss workers concerns and dislikes

• create societies that help find jobs for the unemployed

• development a corporation and allow workers to purchase the company

• create groups of workers of the same trade known as unions that bargain with the employer for better working conditions

Who was the captain of industry that controlled steel,oil, and shipping

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

Which captain of industry is not matched correctly with their industry

• John D Rockefeller- Oil

• Cornelius Vanderbilt- Automobiles

• J.P. Morgan-Banking

• Andrew Carnegie-Steel

Which of the following is an example of a monopoly

• a large oil company in one state

• on company owning the majority of the electric power plants

• a transcontinental railroad line

• a national market for packaged meat