Men Who Built America: Episode 6

Why did Edison decide to develop an electric chair?

• He used an alternating current (his rival, Tesla’s, design).  He wanted to demonstrate that AC was dangerous in order to push his direct current.

• He used an alternating current (his rival, Tesla’s, design).  He wanted to demonstrate that AC was better than DC

• He wanted to be remembered as Doctor Death

• He was a strong believer that hanging people was inhumane

In order to take down Westinghouse J.P. Morgan started a smear campaign to devalue Westinghouse stock and drive Westinghouse further into debt.

• True

• False

Officials in charge of the Niagara station chose ________________ to power their generators.

• Tesla

  Westinghouse

  AC

• Edison

  Morgan

  DC

• Solar Power

The United States was in a dangerous financial situation that was at risk of getting much worse.  What did J.P. Morgan do about this problem?

• He loaned over $100 million to the U.S. treasury, saving it from collapse.

• He advised the government to create a federal income tax

• He donated $1 billion to the federal government as an act of patriotism

• Nothing