The Industrial Age and Urbanization

The Industrial Age and Urbanization

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The Industrial Age and Urbanization

The Industrial Age and Urbanization

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 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

45 sec • 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

45 sec • 1 pt

How is a corporation different from other types of businesses?

They sell stock shares to attract investment and share risk
They share profits equally with all workers.
They were illegal in the late 1800s.
They are privately owned by one person or family.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Of which of these actions would business leader John D. Rockefeller support?

buying all of the businesses in a single field to control production
preventing one company from getting a monopoly in one industry
letting the government monitor and manage business deals
setting a minimum wage for workers and requiring safe work conditions

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 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.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 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

30 sec • 1 pt

Who made the car affordable for

most Americans by creating the assembly line?

Henry Ford

Henry Frick

Cornelius Vanderbilt

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