VA/US SOL 8B

Who invented the Bessemer steel process?

• Henry Bessemer

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• The Wright Brothers

Who invented the electric lightbulb?

• Henry Ford

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas More

• Thomas Edison

Which industrial leader made his fortune in finance?

• Andrew Carnegie

• JP Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

What spurred the growth of industry primarily in northern cities?

• Technological change

• Increased population

• Increased birthrates

• Robber barons

Which of the following made their fortune in the oil industry?

• Andrew Carnegie

• Henry Bessemer

• John D. Rockefeller

• Henry Ford

Who is credited with the invention of the telephone?

• Henry Ford

• JP Morgan

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

Which of the following made their fortune with railroads?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• JP Morgan

• Henry Ford

• Thomas Edison

Who was the first to utilize assembly line manufacturing?

• Henry Ford

• Mercedes Benz

• Thomas Edison

• JP Morgan