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WorksheetsIndustrialization
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
How did Railroads impact the economy during this time?
a)
Moved raw materials (steel, lumber, coal) to factories
b)
Used to make artillery and weapons
c)
Provided money for other industries
d)
Materials were more expensive and quicker to ship
2.
Why was steel so important? What was it used for?
a)
Used to make artillery and weapons
b)
Cheap to import from China
c)
It came from Minnesota
d)
Strong. Used for bridges, railways, nails, & skyscrapers
3.
What is the heaviest land animal in North America?
a)
Elephant
b)
Giraffe
c)
Buffalo
d)
Hippopotamus
4.
Who was Andrew Carnegie? (1835-1919)
a)
Built an oil empire
b)
Immigrant from Scotland, donated $ to libraries
c)
Powerful Banker
d)
Powerful Railroad owner
5.
Describe JP Morgan
a)
Powerful banker & art collector
b)
Had a monopoly of oil industry
c)
Owned a steel monopoly
d)
Built buildings in NY city
6.
Describe JP Morgan
a)
Powerful banker & art collector
b)
Had a monopoly of oil industry
c)
Owned a steel monopoly
d)
Built buildings in NY city
7.
Define a monopoly.
a)
A card game
b)
businesses that are owned by investors
c)
A company controls all or most of businesses in an industry.
d)
Poor families
8.
On what island is the country of Haiti located?
a)
French Guinia
b)
Anguilla
c)
Barbados
d)
Hispaniola
9.
Describe John D. Rockefeller.
a)
Built a steel empire
b)
powerful banker
c)
Owned Standard Oil Company
d)
Had a steel Monopoly
10.
Which statement is not true about new inventions?
a)
Gas tractors-farmers produce more-people worked in city
b)
Factories grew & were more efficient
c)
Daily life was easier
d)
People's jobs did not change.
11.
What were two Communication Advancements of the time? 1870-1920
a)
Computers and Cordless Phones
b)
TransAtlantic telegraph & Telephone
c)
Radio & TV
d)
Telegram & Pony Express
12.
Why was Thomas Edison such a big deal?
a)
Great Scientist-cured Polio
b)
Great Inventor - improved electric light
c)
Great Doctor - invented liver transplant
d)
Great Teacher - taught social studies
13.
What is Henry Ford famous for?
a)
Made it easier to own companies & build corporations
b)
It organized labor in the factories
c)
Made products cheaper & more available
d)
Made communication easier
14.
How was mass production of products a good thing?
a)
Made it easier to own companies & build corporations
b)
It organized labor in the factories
c)
Made products cheaper & more available
d)
Made communication easier
15.
What were some problems that the people in factories encountered?
a)
long hours, good pay
b)
Low wages, long hours, dangerous
c)
dangerous, long hours, good pay
d)
low wages, good hours. dangerous
16.
Describe Booker T. Washington.
a)
Former slave, helped African Americans become financially independent.
b)
African American who was the first governor in the United States
c)
First African American billionaire
d)
Former Slave who became the owner of a NY newspaper
17.
Humans have 32 teeth, how many teeth do dogs have?
a)
28
b)
35
c)
42
d)
48
18.
Who owned the Railroads?
a)
Mostly Farmers
b)
Rockefeller owned most
c)
Very few - they bought out the smaller companies
d)
Union Pacific owned most of the railroads
19.
How did Andrew Carnegie make his money?
a)
Oil
b)
Steel
c)
Banking
d)
Railroad
20.
What are stocks?
a)
Parts or “shares” in a corporation
b)
Businesses that are owned by investors
c)
Monopolies
d)
The money made by a company
21.
What are corporations?
a)
business owned by farmers
b)
Big banks that supply money to companies
c)
Businesses that are owned by one person
d)
Business that are owned by investors
22.
The current U.S. flag was adopted on July 4 of what year?
a)
1776
b)
1885
c)
1945
d)
1960
23.
What were the years of the 2nd Industrial Revolution?
a)
1770-1820
b)
1870-1920
c)
1970-2020
d)
1670-1720
24.
Who owned the railroads?
a)
Lots of people owned many railroads.
b)
Very few people owned most of the railroads
c)
JJ Hill owned most of them
d)
Vanderbilt owned all of them
25.
Describe Cornelius Vanderbilt.
a)
Wealthy because of shipping & railroad industry
b)
Made money from steel
c)
Made money from oil
d)
Made money from being a teacher
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