Per 3 Industrial Revolution Presentation Quizzes 2024

What railroad connected Europe to Russia?

• Trans-Siberian Railway
• Eurasian Railway
• Nordic Express

What skills increase human capital?

• Physical fitness

• Education, training, experience, and networking
• Cooking skills, gardening, painting

Who designed the first textile mills in Rhode Island?

• Eli Whitney
• Samuel Slater
• James Hargreaves

What company specialized in the trading of bananas from Latin America to the Untied States and Europe?

• United Fruit Company

• Dole Food Company
• Del Monte Foods

Who founded the Standard Oil company?

• Henry Ford
• Andrew Carnegie
• John D. Rockefeller

What was a robber baron?

• A robber baron was a tool used to prevent railroad robberies

• A robber baron was a type of medieval weapon
• A robber baron was a powerful industrialist who gained wealth through unethical business practices.

Where were Carnegie Steel Mills located?

• New York City, New York, United States
• Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Which of the following was NOT a captain of industry in the 1800s

• John D. Rockefeller
• James Garfield

• Andrew Carnegie

What purpose did unions serve in the industrial revolution?

• Supporting unsafe working conditions
• Encouraging longer working hours
• Advocating for better working conditions, higher wages, and shorter working hours

Women were seeking the right to _ during the industrial revolution?

• drive
• vote
• work outside the home