Chapter Four Industrial Age

Which invention was perfected by Thomas Edison?

• typewriter
• light bulb
• diesel engine
• airplane

Why did the Pullman's workers strike?

• President sent troops
• People didn't like the Pullman Town
• Pullman was too wealthy
• Pullman cuts wages not rent

Andrew Carnegie managed to keep costs for his steel low by

• using government loans and corporate tax breaks.

• giving away most of his money to charity

• moving all of his steel plants to foreign countries

• owning the businesses involved in each step of the manufacturing of steel.

Of which of these actions would business leader John D. Rockefeller support?

• buying all of the businesses in a single field to control production

• preventing one company from getting a monopoly in one industry

• letting the government monitor and manage business deals

• setting a minimum wage for workers and requiring safe work conditions

How did Henry Bessemer's process for making steel affect the US?

• Cheap steel built railroads, skyscrapers, and eventually cars.

• More expensive steel meant copper was the metal of choice.

• He proved that steel could not be made any quicker or more cheaply.

• He developed a way to make steel without polluting the air.

Which of the following is the name for the system of making steel fast and cheap?

• the Renaissance
• Black Gold
• Bessemer Process
• laissez-faire

Total control of an industry by one person or one company

• Carnegie

• Monopoly

• Stockholder

• Bell

A person who uses their wealth and money to benefit the community is a:

• Monopoly

• Robber Baron

• Philanthropist

• Entrepreneur

Who was the president of the American Federation of Labor?

• Andrew Carnegie

• Samuel Gompers

• John D. Rockerfeller

• Steven Wilson

Who invented the telephone?

• Thomas Edison
• Orville Wright
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Henry Bessemer