Industrial Revolution Quiz

When did the Industrial Revolution start in England?

• Late 1600s

• Late 1700s

• Late 1800s

• Late 1900s

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What was the main goal of businesses during the Industrial Revolution?

• To help consumers

• To make money

• To create jobs

• To improve technology

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Who started the Standard Oil Company?

• Andrew Carnegie

• Henry Ford

• John D. Rockefeller

• Thomas Edison

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What percentage of the petroleum industry did Standard Oil control by the late 1870s?

• 50 percent

• 70 percent

• 90 percent

• 100 percent

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What law made it illegal to form trusts or monopolies?

• Interstate Commerce Act

• Sherman Anti-Trust Act

• Clayton Act

• Federal Trade Commission Act

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The Industrial Revolution started in _______ in the 1700s and spread to the United States.

• France

• Mexico

• England

• Canada

• Germany

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A _______ is when a company gets rid of competition and gets total control of a product or service.

• revolution

• monopoly

• government

• cartel

• business

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John D. Rockefeller started a company that controlled 90 percent of the _______ industry in the United States by the late 1870s.

• steel

• textile

• petroleum

• all of the above

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By the late 1800s, Americans wanted the government to take action against monopolies because _______.

• monopolies were creating too many jobs

• consumers were afraid the prices of services would go up

• all of the above

• small business owners found it hard to compete with them

• consumers were afraid the prices of goods would go up

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In response to Americans' demands, Congress passed the _______.

• both of the above

• Interstate Commerce Act

• Sherman Anti-Trust Act

• Civil Rights Act

• none of the above

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