Captains of Industry

Who became the "captain" of the oil industry?

• Carnegie

• Rockefeller

• Vanderbilt

Who became the "captain" of the steel industry?

• Carnegie

• Rockefeller

• Vanderbilt

Who became the "captain" of the railroad industry?

• Carnegie

• Rockefeller

• Vanderbilt

Carnegie was able to mass produce his product thanks to ________.

• the assembly line

• the Bessemer process

• the discovery of oil

Rockefeller was able to reduce his costs by convincing _________ to charge him less.

• railroads

• factory workers

• customers

Vanderbilt first worked in the ________________ business.

• railroad

• steel

• ferry

Carnegie used his wealth for good by ____________.

• constructing over 2,000 libraries

• building the University of Chicago

• leaving it all to his family

Unlike Rockefeller or Carnegie, Vanderbilt did not ________.

• become wealthy

• work in the railroad industry

• donate his money to charities.

In order to create a monopoly in his industry, Rockefeller _____.

• invested in coal mines

• bought up and merged rival companies

• used assembly lines to produce his product