Regent's The Gilded Age and Industrialization

Who was the captain of the steel industry?

• Andrew Carnegie

• Henry Ford

• John D. Rockefeller

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

Who had a monopoly on the oil business?

• Andrew Carnegie

• Henry Ford

• John D. Rockefeller

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

Who greatly expanded the American railroad system?

• Andrew Carnegie

• Henry Ford

• John D. Rockefeller

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

J.P. Morgan made a fortune through...

• Banking and Electricity

• Steel and Oil

• Railroads and Shipping

• Automobiles and the Assembly Line

Which of the following did NOT help bring about the rise of big business?

• Advertising

• Improvements in transportation

• Lower production costs

• Lower population in cities

Mechanization is...

• when a human operates a machine

• installing machines into the human body

• using machines to do work instead of humans

• advancing machine technology

How did Thomas Edison's invention of the light bulb affect the economy?

• He formed a monopoly on electricity

• He caused electricity to go out of date

• He decreased the amount of electricity Americans used

• He increased the demand for electricity

Which city became the core of the steel industry during industrialization?

• Detroit, MI

• Pittsburgh, PA

• New England

• Atlanta, GA

Due to mechanization, farms needed fewer...

• Tools

• Machines

• Workers

• Fields

What is one reason many Americans moved from rural to urban areas?

• urban areas

• immigration laws

• better heating

• job opportunities