SS Ch 3 Quiz

Why was this time period called the "Gilded Age"?

• it was a time when things appeared great on the surface (like having nice factories) but it was really bad and corrupt underneath.
• it was a time when coins in the United States were mainly made from gold.
• it was a time when poor people received free land and gold from the government.

What industry was John D. Rockerfeller known for?

• railroads
• steel
• banking
• oil

What industry was Andrew Carnegie known for?

• railroads
• steel
• banking
• oil

What industry was Cornelius Vanderbilt known for?

• railroads
• steel
• banking
• oil

What industry was J.P. Morgan known for?

• railroads
• steel
• banking
• oil

What does economic disparity mean?

• a production process in which a worker or group of workers does a specialized task in order to make products faster.
• when workers stop working until their company meets certain demands
• unequal distribution of money across groups of people (rich people get richer, poor people get poorer)

Why were monopolies bad?

• they gave special treatment to people working in factories
• people would buy all of one type of thing so they can sell it for as much as they want since they were not competing with anyone to keep low prices
• they forced people to live in crowded cities filled with diseases

Who's idea for making steel faster did Andrew Carnegie see done in England and brought that idea to the United States to make steel here?

• Henry Bessemer
• Cornelius Vanderbilt
• Thomas Edison
• George Washington Carver

Which of the following inventors was known for making over 300 products from peanuts and sweet potatoes such as medicines, flour, and fertilizer.

• Thomas Edison
• George Washington Carver
• Alexander Graham Bell

Which of the following inventors was known for improving communication with their invention of the telephone?

• Thomas Edison
• George Washington Carver
• Alexander Graham Bell