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WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 51mins
Which industry was John D. Rockefeller involved in?
Steel
Oil
Business and Finance
Automobile
J.P. Morgan was part of which industry?
Steel
Oil
Business and Finance
Automobile
Henry Ford played a major role in which industry?
Steel
Oil
Business and Finance
Automobile
What is the term for when only one company offers a good or service?
antitrust
industry
monopoly
stock
Who helped save the U.S. government during an economic depression?
Henry Ford
J.P. Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Who created mass production known as an assembly line?
Henry Ford
J.P. Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Who created the first trust?
Henry Ford
J.P. Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Which act broke up trusts in the United States?
Sherman Anti-trust Act
Morgan Antibusiness Act
Standard Oil Breakup Act
Hooverville Disbursement Act
What was the first industry in South Carolina?
Cotton Mills
Iron Production
Overseas shipping
railroad construction
How did textile mills help poor families?
It gave them something to do.
Mills provided good education.
It gave them a steady income.
Textiles brought railroads to towns.
True or False: The industrial revolution replaced people with machines.
True
False
True or False: Large cities grew quickly during the Industrial Revolution.
False
True
What was a key change during the Industrial Revolution?
Electricity was more available.
Steel production became more expensive
"Captains of Industry" started many businesses
Assembly lines were primarily used in textile mills.
How did monopolies affect their employees?
Monopolies often traded workers.
Monopolies listened carefully to people.
Workers improved the quality of the products.
Workers were treated poorly and paid low wages.
Why could Carnegie's steel mill make steel faster and cheaper than his competitors?
He found new shortcuts in the manufacturing process.
He bought all the companies needed to fully produce steel.
He learned a new process from international peace projects.
He used colleges, universities, and scientific research centers.
What ideas from Henry Ford are still being used today?
Using assembly lines and mass production
teaching workers all parts of the assembly line.
paying workers enough to afford what they make
Which industry was Andrew Carnegie part of?
Steel
Oil
Business and Finance
Automobile
