Second Industrial Revolution

The __________ process refers to the method to mass produce vast quantities of steel.

• Besser
• Bossom
• Bessemer
• Bessem

The steel industry was controlled by _____ during the Gilded Age.

• Rockefeller
• Carnegie
• Vanderbilt
• Swift

What was the period in the late 1800s when US manufacturing experienced rapid growth?

• Industrial Revolution

• American Revolution

• Second Industrial Revolution

• Scientific Revolution

How did railroads impact the prices of goods & services?

• Made them more expensive & harder to ship
• made them cheaper & easier to ship
• Gave people a way of transportation

Which of the following was NOT an influential innovation that changed the country during the 2nd Indutrial Revolution, which started in 1865.

• electricity

• refrigeration

• telephone

• steam engine

Which of the following expanded because of increased production of steel during the 2nd Industrial Revolution?

• railroads

• passanger planes

• tractor trailers

Which invention ensured the continued use of the "skyscraper"?

• elevators

• escalators

• stairs

• zip-lines

Which of the following expanded because of increased production of steel during the 2nd Industrial Revolution?

• skyscrapers

• subways

• houses

Explain the impact electricity had on production.

• Factories had to close down early.

• Factories could remain open into the night.

• People began moving back to the countryside.

• People could only go to the factories in the morning.

____________ is a negative term to describe the great industrialists of the Gilded Age and __________ is a positive term to describe them.

• Robber Barons, Captains of Industry
• Captains of Industry, Robber Barons