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Big Business & Industry Vocabulary

Authored by SARAH IDDINGS

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8th Grade

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Big Business & Industry Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

Who invented the telephone?

Andrew Carnegie
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
J. P. Morgan

Answer explanation

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1B

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

Who led the steel industry and controlled every step in production?

Thomas Edison
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Samuel Gompers
J. P. Morgan

Answer explanation

Andrew Carnegie led the steel industry.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

Who invented the lightbulb, phonograph, and motion picture?

Alexander Graham Bell
Henry Ford
Samuel Gompers
Thomas Edison
J. P. Morgan

Answer explanation

Thomas Edison is known for these inventions.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.3B

CCSS.L.6.1E

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

Which union leader pushed for better pay and conditions?

John D. Rockefeller
Samuel Gompers
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Ford
J. P. Morgan

Answer explanation

Samuel Gompers led efforts for workers' rights.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.3B

CCSS.L.6.1E

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

Who used the assembly line to produce cars cheaply?

Thomas Edison
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Ford
J. P. Morgan
Samuel Gompers

Answer explanation

Henry Ford used the assembly line for car production.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.3B

CCSS.L.6.1E

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

Who founded Standard Oil and used horizontal integration?

Alexander Graham Bell
J. P. Morgan
Henry Ford
John D. Rockefeller
Samuel Gompers

Answer explanation

John D. Rockefeller founded Standard Oil.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

Which banker created monopolies by merging companies?

J. P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Alexander Graham Bell
Samuel Gompers
Henry Ford

Answer explanation

J. P. Morgan was a powerful banker who formed monopolies.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.3B

CCSS.L.6.1E

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