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WorksheetsSecond Industrial Revolution 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
_______________ was a way to manufacture steel quickly and cheaply.
a)
Electricity
b)
Assembly Line
c)
Bessemer Process
d)
Power Plant
2.
Which is NOT one effect of an increase in railroad use?
a)
Growth of cities
b)
Increase in railroad jobs
c)
Westward expansion
d)
People began moving to the suburbs
3.
The product that resulted from converting oil into fuel is called
a)
Kerosene
b)
Gasoline
c)
Steel
d)
Coal
4.
The telegraph...
a)
allowed people to see others who were miles away.
b)
was a new form of vehicle.
c)
was used to power trains.
d)
was a written message that could be sent over long distances.
5.
The technique that allowed Henry Ford to manufacture cars at a more affordable price is the
a)
airplane.
b)
Bessemer process.
c)
steel production.
d)
assembly line.
6.
A ___________ is a business that sells portions of ownership to stockholders.
a)
patent
b)
stock
c)
corporation
d)
company
7.
Stockholders do not run the day-to-day business operations, but instead elect a board of directors who choose the corporation's main leaders.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Ownership of businesses involved in each step of the manufacturing process is called ________.
a)
Stockholding
b)
Patenting
c)
Vertical Integration
d)
Horizontal Integration
9.
Owning all businesses in a certain field is called ________.
a)
Stockholding
b)
Patenting
c)
Vertical Integration
d)
Horizontal Integration
10.
Social Darwinists thought that Darwin’s
“survival of the fittest” theory decided which human beings would succeed in business and in life in general.
“survival of the fittest” theory decided which human beings would succeed in business and in life in general.
a)
True
b)
False
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