Guilded Age Inventions and Their Impact

What invention is Henry Bessemer known for, which significantly impacted the steel industry?

• Bessemer Process

• Electric Lightbulb

• Telephone

• Airplane

How did Thomas Edison's invention of the Practical Electric Lightbulb change everyday life?

• Made steel cheaper

• Instantaneous long-lasting light

• Allowed average people to own a car

• Shortened the time for travel

What was the primary benefit of Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the Telephone?

• Made steel cheaper

• Instantaneous long-lasting light

• Instant communication

• Allowed average people to own a car

Which invention by Henry Ford made a significant social impact by allowing more people to own cars?

• Bessemer Process

• Electric Lightbulb

• Telephone

• Car for the Common Man

What was the main advantage of the Airplane invented by Wilbur and Orville Wright?

• Made steel cheaper

• Instantaneous long-lasting light

• Instant communication

• Shortened the time for travel

Which industry did Andrew Carnegie help develop in America?

• Steel Mills

• Oil

• Automobiles

• Aviation

How did John D. Rockefeller start his career which eventually led him to the oil industry?

• Worked for the railroad company as a teenager

• Started in wholesale business, invested in an oil refinery at 21

• Invented a major industrial process

• Developed a new type of communication device

Who founded the Knights of Labor and helped factory workers by advocating for an 8-hour workday, equal pay, and the end of child labor?

• Samuel Gompers

• Terence V. Powderly

• Mary Harris Jones

• Leland Stanford

Which labor leader is associated with improving conditions for miners and was part of the American Federation of Labor?

• Terence V. Powderly

• Samuel Gompers

• Mary Harris Jones

• Leland Stanford

What was the main reason for the Haymarket Riot?

• Pay cut and job cut

• Strike for an 8-hour work day

• Cutting of jobs

• Better working conditions