Industrial Revolution Test Review

A time in history (1800s) where there was a large and rapid change in the way things were made.

• World War 1

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Spanish American War

• Westward Expansion

What did Andrew Carnegie produce?

• steel

• oil

• cars

• banks

Who was J.P. Morgan?

• a producer of steel

• a producer of oil

• a producer of cars

• a banker

What company did John D. Rockefeller create?

• J.P. Morgan

• Standard Oil

• Amtrak

• Ford

A company that has control of an entire industry is a _______________________.

• monopoly

• entrepreneur

• library

• immigrant

Where did women work in clothing factories and earn less money than men?

• canneries

• farms

• kitchens

• sweatshops

What types of jobs did children have?

• working in textile mills

• canning fruits and vegetables

• picking crops

• all of these things

What were organizations that helped improve working conditions and pay?

• strikes

• sweatshops

• labor unions

• factories

What is the term that means workers would refuse to work and try to force business owners to meet their demands?

• strike

• labor unions

• sweatshops

• newsies

Why did the Homestead Strike take place?

• The price of steel was falling, so Carnegie decided to lower wages.

• Carnegie fired all workers and replaced them with new workers.

• Carnegie was mean and told the workers what to do all the time.

• The workers wanted to be in charge of the factories.