US History II Industrialization/Big Business SOL 4d-e

Andrew Carnegie was a captain of...

• the shipping industry

• the steel industry

• the oil industry

• the banking industry

Easy access to shipping lanes and coal resources led _______________, Pennslyvania to become the center of the steel industry.

• Detroit

• Philadelphia

• Pittsburgh

• Chicago

The widespread use of __________________ allowed for longer working hours and rise in production.

• railroads

• electricity

• telephone

• slavery

The use of _________________ led to larger mass consumption of goods due to promotion and word of mouth.

• advertising

• commercials

• newspapers

• internet

The mass production of goods led to the lower cost of production due to the use of...

• robots

• the assembly line

• electricity

• telephones

The lack of competition in the marketplace due to one company controlling most of the market is an example of...

• communism

• capitalism

• monopolies

• bartering

The Standard Oil monopoly was established by...

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• JP Morgan

The telephone was invented by...

• Thomas Edison

• Bill Gates

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Elon Musk

Much of the shipping and railroad industry in the late 19th century was controlled by...

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• JP Morgan

Inventions such as the reaper reduced farm labor needs and an increase in production. This led to a movement of people to ____________ areas in search of jobs.

• rural

• urban

• suburban

• oceanside