Innovations - You'll Love History

What period is known as the Gilded Age?

• 1850 to 1920

• 1804 to 1850

• 1920 to 1950

• None of the above

Who introduced the use of steam power to oil drilling?

• Henry Bessemer

• Thomas Edison

• Edwin L. Drake

• Alexander Graham Bell

What process involved blowing hot air into liquid iron ore to produce steel?

• The Bell Process

• The Bessemer Steel Process

• The Edison Method

• The Drake Technique

Who invented the incandescent light bulb?

• Edwin L. Drake

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Henry Bessemer

• Thomas Edison

What did the telephone lay the groundwork for?

• A worldwide coast-to-coast telecommunications network

• The internet

• The railroad system

• Electricity distribution

Who created the typewriter?

• George Pullman

• Henry Bessemer

• Christopher Sholes

• Edwin L. Drake

What major development occurred in 1869 related to the railroad industry?

• The invention of the steam engine

• The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

• The introduction of the first subway system

• The creation of the first electric train

What was the result of the Pullman Strike?

• The invention of the automobile

• Workers left the city in droves

• The creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission

• The establishment of the first labor union

What scandal involved charging the government three times the real cost of railroad construction?

• The Credit Mobilier Scandal

• The Bessemer Scandal

• The Edison Scandal

• The Pullman Scandal

What did the Granger laws aim to regulate?

• Electricity prices

• Oil drilling practices

• Railroad fees and land use

• Steel production standards