
Railroad Corporations and Their Impact

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11th - 12th Grade
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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were the two main industries discussed as the origins of modern capitalism?
Banking and insurance
Automobiles and oil
Cotton textile factories and plantations
Railroads and steel
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
By the 1850s, how did railroads impact travel time between New York City and Chicago?
Had no impact on travel time
Made it possible to travel in one day
Increased it from three days to three weeks
Reduced it from three weeks to three days
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one of the major management challenges faced by railroads in the 1840s?
Finding enough coal
Managing different time zones
Hiring skilled engineers
Building new tracks
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did railroads influence the adoption of uniform time zones in the United States?
By inventing the wristwatch
By creating a national clock
By standardizing train schedules
By lobbying the government
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What financial innovation did railroads introduce to address liability issues?
The stock market crash
The federal reserve
The gold standard
The modern corporation
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What problem did the modern corporation solve for railroad companies?
Track maintenance
Liability for debts
Fuel efficiency
Labor shortages
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the structure of railroad corporations influence American business practices?
By eliminating the need for CEOs
By centralizing management and technical branches
By reducing the number of employees
By focusing solely on engineering
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