5.05-5.06 The Gilded Age Entrepreneurs and Inventors

In what ways did the incandescent light bulb improve businesses?

• It increased the pay of workers

• It decreased the number of hours a person worked

• It allowed businesses to trade more goods

• It made the workplace safer

The man responsible for founding the biggest steel corporation in the U.S. during the period 1865-1900 was _________.

• Rockefeller

• Vanderbilt

• Carnegie

• Edison

The railroad industry was controlled by______________.

• Rockefeller

• Vanderbilt

• Carnegie

• Edison

How did the new affordability of automobiles change American life in the 1920's?

• Many people moved to the cities

• More railroads were built

• There were new jobs and greater mobility

• pollution decreased in the cities

Which of the following describes the trend that occurred in Model T Ford prices from 1911 to 1915?

• prices rose steadily

• prices fell continuously

• prices remained stable

• regular people could afford the Model T

One way in which Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller are similar in that they both______________.

• served in the U.S. congress

• gave large sums of money to charitable causes

• treated their workers with respect

• made fortunes in the automobile industry

Why was George Washington Carver important?

• he taught southern farmers how to improve their worn out land

• he had a cool nick name "The Peanut Man"

• he established the Tuskegee Institute

• he developed a new way of painting

Which historical figure invented the telephone?

• Thomas Edison

• Andrew Carnegie

• Henry Ford

• Alexander Graham Bell

Why did men like Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller want to create monopolies?

• to increase competition between companies

• to eliminate competition and keep prices high

• to improve working conditions for employees

• to promote cooperation among businesses

His business produced steel for taller and stronger buildings.

• John D. Rockefeller

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• Henry T. Ford