Industrial Expansion Test-A

An oil tycoon who used horizontal integration to decrease costs and increase profits

• Company Town
• John D. Rockefeller

Passed by the government in an attempt to stop trusts from interfering with free trade.

• Sherman Antitrust Act
• Christopher Sholes

Tested the first successful light bulb.

• Sherman Antitrust Act
• Company Town
• Thomas Edison

Theory that claimed that a system of unrestrained competition would allow for the survival of the fittest.

• Social Darwinism
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Christopher Sholes

In the late 1800s, workers tolerated poor wages and working conditions because they:

• Thought the government would help them
• Believe it had to get worse before it got better
• Could be replaced easily by other workers
• Were tricked by employers into taking jobs

Steel was an important part of the Industrial Era. The industry that benefited from steel was:

• Railroads
• Skyscrapers
• Factories
• All of the above

Which of the following industries was most responsible for connecting America and spurring growth across the country?

• Railroads
• Food
• Coal
• Lumber

Which industry was credited with the creation of time zones?

• Railroads
• Steel
• Farming
• Oil

In the late 1800s, industrial workers

• faced low wages and long hours in unsafe working conditions
• took control of the factories in which they worked
• collaborated with employers to reform labor laws
• increased the amount of time they had available for recreation and leisure

What city was located at the westernmost point of the transcontinental railroad?

• Sacramento
• Omaha
• Arizona
• Nebraska