Captains of Industry Review

What type of business did Cornelius Vanderbilt begin at the age of 16?

• Railroad

• Boating

• Oil Refinery

• Steel

How did John D. Rockefeller make his millions?

• steel industry

• oil refineries

• railroads

• starting a boating business.

Andrew Carnegie dominated the _______ industry at a time when steel was used for most building construction.

• Oil

• Railroad

• Steel

• Banking

Who was the founder of the Standard Oil Trust?

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

• Henry Ford

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

Henry Ford was born in 1863 on a farm next to a rural town west of ____.

• New York

• Chicago

• Detroit

• Pittsburgh

Which social class grew significantly as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

• Nobility

• Middle class

• Peasantry

• Clergy

Which industry did Henry Ford revolutionize with the introduction of assembly line production?

• Oil

• Steel

• Textile

• Automobile

Which industrialist is known for his philanthropy and the establishment of public libraries across the United States?

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Henry Ford

Alexander Graham Bell created a device which changed communication forever. What was that device?

• Telephone

• Electrical systems

• Internet

• Telegraph

J.P. Morgan was a leader in which industry?

• Banking

• Oil

• Railroad

• Coal