WorksheetsRise of industry
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
complete control of a product or service; the elimination of fair competition
a)
Robber Barons
b)
Bessemer Process
c)
Monopoly
d)
Philanthropy
2.
inventor known for the telephone and the company that later becomes AT&T
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Knights of Labor
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
John D. Rockefeller
3.
completed in 1869 at Promontory Point, Utah making it possible to travel by land to California
a)
Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Interstate Highway
c)
Route 66
d)
Henry Ford's Model T
4.
linked goods and services through technology and transportation making commerce more affordable.
a)
National Market
b)
Interstate Commerce Act
c)
Robber barons
d)
Child Labor
5.
process which made steel more affordable and profitable
a)
Gospel of Wealth
b)
Bessemer Process
c)
Smelting
d)
Monopoly
6.
inventor best known for his invention of the electric light bulb
a)
Nikola Tesla
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
J.P. Morgan
d)
Elias Lightbulb
7.
theory that government should not interfere in the operation of the free market
a)
Cul-de-sac
b)
Laissez-Faire
c)
Fleur de Lis
d)
Achtung
8.
individuals are free to produce and sell whatever products they wish
a)
Free Enterprise System
b)
Social Darwinism
c)
Gospel of Wealth
d)
National Market
9.
Which application of a new technology can attributed to an invention of Thomas Edison?
a)
Refrigerated railroad cars allowed food to be transported long distances
b)
Light bulbs made it efficient for factory workers to work at night
c)
Diesel engines were used in production of airplanes
d)
Sonar technology was used to track submarines
10.
What did the Bessemer process achieve?
a)
It created electric power to streetcars.
b)
It allowed meat to be processed and refrigerated.
c)
It more efficiently converted iron to steel.
d)
It allowed planes to travel faster and farther distances.
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