USHII.4D Rise of Big Business

Who is known as a Captain of Industry for oil?

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Thomas Edison

Who is the Captain of Industry for Shipping and Railroads?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• John D. Rockefeller

• Thomas Edison

• Andrew Carnegie

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the rise in business?

• Advancements in transportation created national markets

• Lack of competition

• Advertisments

• The desire for adventure

Which man helped industrialize electricity?

• Alexander G. Bell

• James Watts

• Thomas Edison

• Horatio Alger

Which is NOT an example of a big business in the years following the Civil War?

• Agriculture

• Railroads

• Steel

• Oil

Which Captain of Industry is NOT matched correctly with their industry?

• Vanderbilt - Automobiles

• Carnegie - Steel

• Rockefeller - Oil

• Morgan - Banking

Which of the following is an example of a monopoly?

• a national market for packaged meat

• A large oil company in one state

• One company owning the majority of the electric power plants

• a transcontinental railroad

Who made a fortune in the steel business?

• Carnegie

• Rockefeller

• Morgan

• Vanderbilt

What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?

• Telegraph

• Steel Plow

• Lightbulb

• Telephone

Lower cost production due to the -

• transportation advancements

• unionized workers

• assembly line

• monopolies