Exploring American Innovations in Industrialization

The video explores the Gilded Age in America, highlighting key inventions and innovations that transformed the nation. It discusses the impact of industrialization, focusing on the role of railroads in connecting the country and shaping economic growth. The video also addresses the corruption within the railroad industry and the regulatory measures that followed. The legacy of this era is seen in the lasting changes to American life and the limitless possibilities it introduced.

What period is referred to as the Gilded Age in American history?

• 1850-1920

• 1950-2000

• 1800-1850

• 1920-1950

Who introduced the use of steam power to oil drilling?

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Bessemer

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Edwin L. Drake

What process did Henry Bessemer develop?

• Steam power drilling

• Incandescent light bulb

• Telephone

• Steel production

What invention by Thomas Edison made electricity safer and more accessible?

• Telephone

• Typewriter

• Incandescent light bulb

• Railroad

Who invented the telephone?

• George Pullman

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Christopher Sholes

What invention by Christopher Sholes improved work efficiency and opened job opportunities for women?

• Railroad

• Incandescent light bulb

• Telephone

• Typewriter

What major infrastructure project connected the eastern and western United States for the first time?

• Interstate Highway System

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Hoover Dam

• Panama Canal

Who created the town of Pullman for railroad workers?

• Thomas Edison

• George Pullman

• Henry Bessemer

• Alexander Graham Bell

What scandal involved politicians and railroad owners charging the government three times the real cost of construction?

• Iran-Contra Affair

• Credit Mobilier Scandal

• Watergate Scandal

• Teapot Dome Scandal

What was the purpose of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)?

• To build new railroads

• To create new inventions

• To limit excessive railroad fees and regulate land use

• To manage oil drilling