Second Industrial Revolution Midway point

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

The oil industry was controlled by ________ during the Gilded Age.

• Rockefeller
• Carnegie
• Vanderbilt
• Swift

The railroad industry was controlled by _________ during the Gilded Age.

• Rockefeller
• Carnegie
• Vanderbilt
• Swift

The railroad finally united the nation in ______ on May 10, 1869.

• Kansas
• Nevada
• California
• Utah

____________ 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

___________ refers to the Gilded Age belief that only the strong should survive and are better than the weak in society.

• Social Darwinism
• Social Evolution
• Social Adaptation

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

• Industrial Revolution

• American Revolution

• Second Industrial Revolution

• Scientific Revolution

Who invented a quicker and cheaper way to make steel?

• John D. Rockefeller

• Henry Bessemer

• George Pullman

• Nikolaus Otto

Who designed railroad passenger and sleeping cars to make travel more comfortable?

• George Pullman

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Nikolaus Otto

• Wilbur Wright