TCI - Industrial Revolution 100Q

What process was developed to produce steel more efficiently during the Age of Innovation and Industry?

• Horizontal integration

• Laissez-faire

• Bessemer process

• Sherman Antitrust Act

Which term refers to the practice of a company increasing its production of goods by acquiring other companies that produce the same type of product?

• Vertical integration

• Social Darwinism

• Laissez-faire

• Horizontal integration

What economic policy suggests that government should interfere as little as possible in the direction of economic affairs?

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• Social Darwinism

• Laissez-faire

• Vertical integration

Which act was passed to prevent monopolies and promote competition among businesses?

• Bessemer process

• Laissez-faire

• Social Darwinism

• Sherman Antitrust Act

What term describes the application of Charles Darwin's theories of evolution to human society, particularly the idea that the strongest or fittest should survive and flourish in society?

• Vertical integration

• Social Darwinism

• Horizontal integration

• Sherman Antitrust Act

What is the term for the strategy of a company controlling every aspect of production, from raw materials to finished goods?

• Horizontal integration

• Laissez-faire

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• Vertical integration

At what age did Thomas Edison set up his first laboratory?

• 10 years old

• 15 years old

• 20 years old

• 25 years old

How many inventions is Thomas Edison credited with?

• Over 500

• Over 1,000

• Over 1,500

• Over 2,000

Where did Thomas Edison conduct his scientific experiments?

• New York

• New Jersey

• Massachusetts

• California

What was Edison's goal when inventing the lightbulb?

• To create a practical incandescent lamp

• To develop a new type of generator

• To make existing lights less fascinating

• To light up Menlo Park only