Unit #1 Industrial Revolution Review

Andrew Carnegie argued that the success of wealthy industrialists

• Helped the entire nation

• Should be limited by the government

• Had no effect on average Americans

• Was illegal according to the Sherman Antitrust Act

Eugene V. Debs was

• Partners with Andrew Carnegie in the Carnegie Steel Company

• The governor of Pennsylvania from 1894-1898

• Was the leader of the American Railway Union (ARU)

How did J.D. Rockefeller gain control of the oil industry?

• He practiced horizontal integration

• He practiced vertical integration

• He joined a labor union

• He practiced free trade

Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse both worked wonders with

• Steel

• The telegraph

• Mail delivery

• Electricity

Edwin Drake was the first person to successfully use a steam engine to drill for oil near Titusville, Pennsylvania.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Thomas Edison was credited with the invention of the telephone.

• TRUE

• FALSE

George Westinghouse invented the first air brake for railroad cars.

• TRUE

• FALSE

J.P.Morgan bought Andrew Carnegie's steel empire and formed the US Steel Corporation.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Milton Hershey failed at several business attempts before he succeeded with his milk chocolate company in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Samuel Morse used the telegraph to transmit his Morse Code messages.

• TRUE

• FALSE