US.05: Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs

Who is known for inventing the telephone?

• Nikola Tesla

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Henry Bessemer

• Thomas Edison

What process did Henry Bessemer develop?

• Tesla process

• Bessemer process

• Carnegie process

• Edison process

Which industry did Andrew Carnegie significantly expand?

• Steel industry

• Oil industry

• Railroad industry

• Telecommunications industry

What is Thomas Edison credited with inventing?

• Alternating current

• Telephone

• Electric light bulb

• Steel production process

Which industry did JP Morgan help organize and consolidate?

• Railroads and oil

• Electricity and steel

• Oil and telecommunications

• Railroads and steel

Who dominated the oil industry through Standard Oil?

• JP Morgan

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

What did Nikola Tesla contribute to the development of?

• Direct current (DC) electrical systems

• Alternating current (AC) electrical systems

• Steel production

• Oil refining

Which transportation network did Cornelius Vanderbilt expand?

• Electric grids

• Railroads

• Telecommunications

• Oil pipelines

What was Madam C.J. Walker's most notable product?

• Carnegie System

• Bessemer System

• Walker System

• Edison System

What was one of the impacts of Bell's invention of the telephone?

• Developed the AC electrical system

• Mass-produced steel

• Expanded the oil industry

• Revolutionized communication