Innovation and Industrialization Quiz

Who is credited with inventing the telephone?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Nikola Tesla

• Steam Power

Which innovation revolutionized transportation during the Industrial Revolution?

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Assembly Line

• Scientific Management

• Vertical Integration

Who is known for inventing the phonograph and the practical electric light bulb?

• Thomas Edison

• Nikola Tesla

• Corporation

• Innovation in Communication

Which concept refers to the combination of multiple stages of production under a single company?

• Vertical Integration

• Horizontal Integration

• Innovation in Transportation

• Industrial Revolution

What was the major technological advancement that connected the east and west coasts of the United States?

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Steam Power

• Innovation in Communication

• Scientific Management

Which statement best describes a result of industrialization in the United States during the

mid-nineteenth century?

• People moved to cities in search of economic opportunity.

• Farmers began to cultivate land west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Native peoples were forcibly relocated to western territories.

• Government officials began to promote the idea of Manifest Destiny.

Which industrialist is best known for his work in the steel industry?

• Charles Lindberg
• Andrew Carnegie
• John Rockefeller

allows products to be mass produced generally allowing the price to decrease

• assembly line
• push factor
• pull factor
• sharecropping

What is a corporation?

• Businesses that are owned by shareholders or investors

• Controls all or nearly all businesses in an industry

• Makes large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply

• Corporations run by single board of directors

What is stock?

• Corporations run by a single board of directors

• Shares in the business

• Money

• Controls all or nearly all the businesses in the industry