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Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which industry was John D. Rockefeller involved in?

a)

Steel

b)

Oil

c)

Business and Finance

d)

Automobile

2.

J.P. Morgan was part of which industry?

a)

Steel

b)

Oil

c)

Business and Finance

d)

Automobile

3.

Henry Ford played a major role in which industry?

a)

Steel

b)

Oil

c)

Business and Finance

d)

Automobile

4.

What is the term for when only one company offers a good or service?

a)

antitrust

b)

industry

c)

monopoly

d)

stock

5.

Who helped save the U.S. government during an economic depression?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

J.P. Morgan

c)

Andrew Carnegie

d)

John D. Rockefeller

6.

Who created mass production known as an assembly line?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

J.P. Morgan

c)

Andrew Carnegie

d)

John D. Rockefeller

7.

Who created the first trust?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

J.P. Morgan

c)

Andrew Carnegie

d)

John D. Rockefeller

8.

Which act broke up trusts in the United States?

a)

Sherman Anti-trust Act

b)

Morgan Antibusiness Act

c)

Standard Oil Breakup Act

d)

Hooverville Disbursement Act

9.

What was the first industry in South Carolina?

a)

Cotton Mills

b)

Iron Production

c)

Overseas shipping

d)

railroad construction

10.

How did textile mills help poor families?

a)

It gave them something to do.

b)

Mills provided good education.

c)

It gave them a steady income.

d)

Textiles brought railroads to towns.

11.

True or False: The industrial revolution replaced people with machines.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False: Large cities grew quickly during the Industrial Revolution.

a)

False

b)

True

13.

What was a key change during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Electricity was more available.

b)

Steel production became more expensive

c)

"Captains of Industry" started many businesses

d)

Assembly lines were primarily used in textile mills.

14.

How did monopolies affect their employees?

a)

Monopolies often traded workers.

b)

Monopolies listened carefully to people.

c)

Workers improved the quality of the products.

d)

Workers were treated poorly and paid low wages.

15.

Why could Carnegie's steel mill make steel faster and cheaper than his competitors?

a)

He found new shortcuts in the manufacturing process.

b)

He bought all the companies needed to fully produce steel.

c)

He learned a new process from international peace projects.

d)

He used colleges, universities, and scientific research centers.

16.

What ideas from Henry Ford are still being used today?

a)

Using assembly lines and mass production

b)

teaching workers all parts of the assembly line.

c)

paying workers enough to afford what they make

17.

Which industry was Andrew Carnegie part of?

a)

Steel

b)

Oil

c)

Business and Finance

d)

Automobile