Intro to Industry Unit

What type of industry did Andrew Carnegie run?

• Railroad Industry

• Steel Industry

• Electric Industry

• Oil Industry

Who invented the method of making steel?

• Mr. Powell

• Rockefeller

• William Hearst

• Bessemer

Which of the following describes how railroads helped the United States?

• They used many tons of steel

• They helped end the shipping industry

• They charged high rates to farmers

• They helped businesses reach distant markets across the country

I had a monopoly on the steel industry. I am ______________

• Thomas Edison
• John D. Rockefeller
• The Wright Brothers
• Andrew Carnegie

I am the founder of the Standard Oil Company. I am ___________

• John D. Rockefeller
• Andrew Carnegie
• Wright Brothers
• Thomas Edison

What was the first long-range communication device that employed the system of Morse Code?

• the Telephone
• the Telegraph
• the Bessemer Converter
• the Phonograph

What communication device was created by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 and allowed people to connect like never before?

• the Telegraph
• the Telephone
• the Bessemer Converter
• the Phonograph

What invention allowed for the production of steel to take far less time, thereby making it much cheaper?

• the Bessemer Converter
• Alternating Current Electricity
• the Phonograph
• the Kinetescope

What is the positive term for the big businessmen, defining them as job creators and big time donors?

• Captains of Industry
• Robber Barons

Who was the oil man controlled 90% of American oil through the Standard Oil Company?

• John D. Rockefeller
• Cornelius Vanderbilt
• Andrew Carnegie
• J.P. Morgan