Industrial Revolution-Becoming a World Power Quiz

When people switched from making goods by hand to manufacturing goods with power-driven machines is called:

• Imperialism

• Expansionism

• Industrialization

• Agricultural Improvements

On May 10, 1869, the first Transcontinental (a)   came together in Utah.

What material replaced iron and led to the founding of an enormous corporation by Andrew Carnegie?

• Aluminum

• Steel

• Silver

• Gold

"Black Gold" is the nickname for (a)   .

John D. Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company after realizing that (a)   had to be refined to remove the impurities.

He invented the telephone which allowed people to communicate when they were far away from each other.

• Henry Ford

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Benjamin Franklin

He was the most productive inventor of the late 1800s and had more than 1,000 inventions including the light bulb and motion picture camera.

• Henry Ford

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Benjamin Franklin

He was not only an inventor, but an industrialist as well. He became famous for using assembly lines in his factories.

(a)  

Who had the first successful flight on the coast of NC?

• Andrew Carnegie

• The Wright Brothers

• The Ringley Brothers

• Thomas Edison

New technology and innovations always changed farming for the better.

• True

• False