Chapter 8 Pop Up Quiz

How did Andrew Carnegie make his fortune?

• He established a network of radio companies.

• He set up telegraph offices in the United States and Europe.

• He established electricity companies all over the world.

• He produced steel very efficiently.

The telephone was an innovation of

• Guglielmo Marconi

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Jean Lenoir

• Gustav Eiffel

The light bulb was an innovation of

• Guglielmo Marconi

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Jean Lenoir

• Gustav Eiffel

Innovations are something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device, etc.

• True

• False

A less expensive and easier way to make steel. It increased production and lowered the price of steel in the US dramatically.

• Industrial Revolution

• Bessemer Process

• JP Morgan

• Hull House

________________ is the term used to describe the wealthy that used ruthless business practices. 

• Industrial Giants
• Captains of Industry
• Robber Barons
• Union Leaders

inventor known for the telephone and the company that later becomes AT&T

• Alexander Graham Bell
• Knights of Labor
• Thomas Edison
• John D. Rockefeller

Which two were ways the Railroads aided industrialization?

• Provided cheap and efficient shipping.

• Improved communication networks.

• Was plagued by corruption.

Which image is an example of vertical integration?

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Who was Edwin Drake?

• Inventor of alternating current for distribution of electrical power

• American pioneer in oil industry; became first to drill for petroleum

• Inventor of the “sleeping car” for railroad passengers who were taking long/overnight trips by train

• None of the above