The Men Who Built America ep. 6

What does Thomas Edison invent to prove that AC current is dangerous?

• Shock collars for dogs

• The electric chair

• electric generators

• induction coils

What event allows J.P. Morgan to continue investing in electricity despite his father’s objection?

• an electric breakthrough that's an instant success

• His father dies in a carriage accident

• His father has a near death experience and realizes that Morgan is right about electricity

• Morgan wins the bid for the Chicago Worlds Fair

What does Morgan do to take advantage of Westinghouse’s debts?

• Tells the press investors should not invest in new, high debt companies like Westinghouse.

• Morgan buys Westinghouse and gains control of the industry

• Morgan tells investors that Westinghouse is embezzling their investment money

• Morgan claims that Westinghouse is bankrupt and can't pay off his debts.

What does Tesla do to allow Westinghouse to attract investors?

• Tears up his contract releasing his patent fees

• Invents the flashlight

• tells investors he will work for half price

• Tesla puts on another demonstration that's more impressive than the first.

Who wins the bid to light up Chicago’s World Fair?

• Telsa / Westinghouse

• Edison / Morgan

• Morse / Ford

• Curie / Rockefeller

Who wins the bid for the Niagara Falls electric power plant?

• Tesla / Westinghouse

• Edison / Morgan

• Morse / Ford

• Curie / Rockefeller

What company that becomes one of America’s biggest does JP Morgan control?

• Lucky Gold

• General Electric

• AT&T

• Bell

What does Morgan do to help the United States government?

• Starts the U.S. Treasury

• Loans the bank 2 million dollars

• Loans the U.S. Treasury 100 million dollars

• Creates the national banking system

What substance and invention does Rockefeller use to save his company from electricity taking over the lighting of America?

• Gasoline / Patroleum jelly

• Kerosene / Gas lamps

• Gasoline / Horseless Carriage (combustion engine)

• Kerosene / plastics

Who does the working class public put their trust in to take on powerful business leaders like Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Morgan?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Thomas Nast

• Upton Sinclair

• William Jennings Bryan