Gilded Age Quiz 1

What event marked the start of America's Second Industrial Revolution?

• The discovery of electricity

• The New Bessemer Process

• The creation of the electric lightbulb

• The invention of the telephone

How did the New Bessemer Process impact steel production?

• It increased the cost of steel

• It reduced the amount of time it took to make steel

• It made steel more durable

• It had no significant impact

What was kerosene used for in the 1850s?

• Transportation

• Communication

• Heat and light

• Medical purposes

Who invented the electric lightbulb?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Henry Ford

• Thomas Edison

• Wilbur Wright

What invention made long-distance communication possible?

• The telegraph

• The electric lightbulb

• The moving assembly line

• The airplane

Which of the following did Henry Ford produce?

• The telephone

• The airplane

• Crude oil

• The first affordable automobile

What type of integration did Andrew Carnegie use in his business practices?

• Horizontal integration

• Diagonal integration

• None of the above

• Vertical integration

John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in which industry?

• Oil

• Steel

• Mining equipment

• Automobile manufacturing

Social Darwinism is the belief that:

• The rich should help the poor

• Big businesses are bad for small businesses

• Darwin’s theory of natural selection applies to humans

• Laws should control monopolies

What was the purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

• To increase taxes on big businesses

• To control monopolies

• To promote small businesses

• To enhance vertical integration