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Industrial Age

Authored by Daryl Glenn

History

10th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Vertical and horizontal integration were strategies designed to

end unsafe working conditions and promote cooperatively run corporations.
eliminate competition and control every step of the production process.
involve the government in protecting workers and fair wages.
give stockholders control over corporations.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Andrew Carnegie managed to keep costs for his steel low by

using government loans and corporate tax breaks.
giving away most of his money to charity
moving all of his steel plants to foreign countries
owning the businesses involved in each step of the manufacturing of steel.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What was the transcontinental railroad meant to connect?

the southern United States to the North
the eastern United States to the West
Canada to the southern United States
Canada to Mexico and Central America

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

How did Thomas Edison affect life in America?

Edison studied science to help Americans better understand the world.
Edison created a successful lightbulb and a system for supplying electricity in big cities. 
Edison developed alternating current to send electricity over miles of wires.
Edison designed a trolley car that could run without a cable.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

How did the expansion of railroads affect the United States?

It made it easier and cheaper to move products
It increased in the price of steel
It slowed trade between the states
It helped Native Americans keep their land

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is a monopoly?

Everyone gets a fair share of the business

The government controls business

When one company has total control of an entire supply of goods.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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Which invention was perfected by Thomas Edison?

typewriter
light bulb
diesel engine
airplane

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