The Growth of Industry

Who started an oil monopoly in the United States?

• Andrew Carnegie

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• John D. Rockefeller

• J.P. Morgan

Who started a steel monopoly in the United States?

• Leland Stanford

• Andrew Carnegie

• Collis P. Huntington

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

What was the main benefit of the Pullman sleeping car?

• Increased cargo capacity

• Improved passenger comfort

• Faster travel times

• Lower ticket prices

Who developed the telephone in 1876?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Bell

• Samuel Morse

• Henry Ford

What significant invention did Thomas Edison develop in 1879?

• Typewriter

• Model T

• First practical lightbulb

• Telephone

What was the main purpose of the telegraph?

• To transmit messages in Morse code

• To send images

• To play music

• To power engines

What did labor unions help workers gain?

• Economic and political power

• Free education

• Free healthcare

• Free housing

Henry Ford was able to produce an affordable car by implementing a(n) __________.

• labor union

• apprentice program

• assembly line

• employee assistance program

What company did Rockefeller organize?

• Exxon Mobil

• Marathon

• Standard Oil

• BP

What is a group of workers who band together to arrange for better working conditions.

• Trust

• Labor Unions

• Patents

• Subsidy