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2nd Ind Rev

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What term may be linked to this CS?

"Yes -- I'll purchase land with trees, machines to "kill" the trees, trucks to transport the trees, a factory to make paper and lastly the shop to sell my paper!!!! I'll be Da Mack DaddE of PAPER!!!!!"

a)

Carnegie

b)

vertical integration

c)

Rockefeller

d)

Who really wants to own paper "stuff"????? A person who wants to have $$$$$!

2.

Please complete this FA.

Carnegie : _____ :: Rockefeller : _____

conn/relationship: term to what they controlled

a)

Carnegie : steel :: Rockefeller : oil

b)

Carnegie : short :: Rockefeller : shortest

c)

Carnegie : Rockefeller

3.
What was the effect of the Bessemer Process on American industry and manufacturing?
a)
increased steel production, made steel cheaper
b)
led to the development of the light bulb
c)
advanced refrigeration techniques, allowing people to preserve food longer
d)
allowed Americans to harness nuclear power
4.
How did an expansion in railroads contribute to the growth of America?
a)
new cities sprung up along the roads, and people moved West
b)
it made cities more crowded because railroads were constructed over people's farms
c)
the agriculture industry became more powerful
d)
it made the environment cleaner thus the country was more attractive to immigrants
5.
Most lighting in the 1800s was through kerosene-based lamps. What is kerosene made out of?
a)
filament
b)

refined form of petroleum (da answer)

c)
whale oil or grease
d)
wax
6.

What inventor first implemented the Assembly Line on a large scale? (hint: cars and trucks ...)

a)
Henry Ford
b)
Orville Wright
c)
George Westinghouse
d)
Andrew Carnegie
7.
In the late 1800s, many entrepreneurs formed their businesses as ___________________, or businesses that sell portions of ownership called stock shares. 
a)
trusts
b)

corporations (the answer)

c)
vertical integrations
d)
social darwinism
8.
Andrew Carnegie's steel business succeeded in part to a practice called _____________________, in which a business owner becomes involved in ALL steps of the manufacturing process. He not only owned steel mills, he bought the iron ore mines, coalfields and railroads needed to supply the steel.
a)
horizontal integration
b)
vertical integration
c)
trust
9.
Rockefeller, the owner of Standard Oil, succeeded due to ____________________, in which he took over all businesses in his field, eventually owning 90 percent of the oil refineries in the U.S. Disney does this in present time w/ entertainment.
a)
vertical integration
b)

horizontal integration (da answer)

c)
trust
10.

Which is NOT true of the Knights of Labor? (hint: this group was formed to help workers)

a)
they were the first national labor union
b)
they pushed for an 8 hour work day
c)
it was only open to skilled workers
d)
they pushed for an end to child labor
11.
Collective bargaining was when all union members acted together to increase their chance of negotiating with management. What strategy was often used by workers during collective bargaining?
a)
a work slow-down
b)

a strike (everyone stops working) -- da answer

c)
a petition with all union members signing
d)
marching on the mayor's office and state house to change the law.
12.
Which of the following is true of working conditions in the Second Industrial Revolution?
a)
factories competed with one another to offer the highest wages
b)
factories were often crowded, poorly ventilated, and prone to accidents
c)
all factories used Assembly Lines to make production more efficient
d)
management made sure workers were so well-trained and educated they were irreplaceable
13.

American inventor best known for inventing the electric light bulb, acoustic recording on wax cylinders, and motion pictures. (hint: if needed -- look it up)

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Thomas Edison

14.

An ________ is a person who starts their own business.

a)
entrepreneur
b)
sole proprietor
c)
limited liability company
d)
partnership
15.

Which term means "survival of the fittest" -- but for humans????? (hint: social is linked to people)

a)
anarchism
b)
social darwinism
c)
laissez faire
d)
entrepreneur
16.
Which term refers to the idea government should stay out of the affairs of business 
a)

social darwinism

(survival of da fittest -- but for humans)

b)

entrepreneur

(Yo -- I started my own business!!!)

c)
laissez faire
d)

monopolies

(I'm just like Rock... -- I control an entire industry!!!!)

17.
The belief that the rich should give money to better society is known as 
a)
tithe
b)
philanthropy
c)
carnegieism
d)
offerings 
18.
Who made his fortune from the steel industry
a)
John D Rockefeller
b)
JP Morgan
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
Andrew Carnegie
19.

For more that 99% of human history work was done with ______.

a)

solar power

b)

muscle -- either human or animal

c)

electric power

d)

hydropower

20.

U.S. inventor of the mechanical cotton gin. (1st Ind. Rev.)

a)

James Hargreaves

b)

James Watt

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

Henry Bessemer

21.

What is unique feature of the American mass production system? (many say this began in 1st Ind. Rev.)

a)

Interchangeable parts

b)

Extremely high wages for workers.

c)

The extensive use of woman.

d)

The extensive use of child labor.

22.
The expansion of the railroad led to the ____________.
a)
Creation of time zones
b)
Destruction of the buffalo
c)
Faster transportation of goods
d)
All of the above
23.
____________ is a negative term to describe the great industrialists of the Gilded Age and __________ is a positive term to describe them.
a)
Robber Barons, Captains of Industry
b)
Captains of Industry, Robber Barons
24.

What was the period in the late 1800s when US manufacturing experienced rapid growth?

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

American Revolution

c)

Second Industrial Revolution

d)

Scientific Revolution

25.

Who created a workable electric light bulb?

a)

Thomas Alva Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell (as in ... ring ring ...)

c)

Henry Bessemer

d)

George Westinghouse

26.

The ___ was not an important to the development of automobiles?

a)

Gasoline powered internal combustion engine

b)

Oil drilling and refining

c)

The electronics industry

d)

Steel Industry

27.

What was the primary lighting source fuel prior to the 1860s? (hint: "found" in New England ...)

a)

Gasoline

b)

Whale Oil

c)

Kerosene

d)

Naptha

28.

When and where was this picture taken? (hint: this is the first time humans ...)

a)

Dayton, OH - 2000

b)

Kitty Hawk, NC. 1903

c)

Boston, MA, 1776

d)

Princeton, NJ, 1492

29.

Select the best definition of "Industry".

a)

the production of manufactured goods

b)

the trading of manufactured goods

c)

owning a cleaning company

d)

making your own products at home

30.

What is a patent?

a)

An invention by Nikola Tesla

b)

The early form of the battery

c)

The standard width of railroad tracks

d)

The document that gives an inventor the sole legal right to that invention.

31.

Which of the following is NOT true about Henry Ford's Assembly Line?

a)

Each worker performed one or two tasks over and over

b)

Production was faster and cheaper

c)

Since the price of cars dropped so much, many more people could buy them

d)

A highly skilled worker created one product at a time and worked on it until finished

32.

This railroad was completed in 1869 and connected the east and west coasts.

a)

Transformer

b)

Transcontinental

c)

Underground

d)

The Polar Express

33.

Steel was connected to other industries -- this helped Carnegie continue to make $$$$$. What was one of these industries?

a)

rural versus urban

b)

textiles

c)

railroads

d)

cell phones

34.

Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla disagreed over these types of electric current.

a)

all-current and do-current

b)

alternating-current (AC) and direct-current (DC)

c)

all-seeing and double-seeing

d)

alien-current vs. dinosaur-current

35.

Which best describes Vertical Integration?

a)

buying out your competition so you own the entire industry.

b)

using the Force to fly

c)

using the elevator

d)

owning all steps in the manufacturing process (raw materials, transportation, and production)

36.

What do we call the technique when a business buys out the competition and owns the entire industry (hint: look at pic + when a "strong" company buys all the "weaker" companies ...)

a)

Vertical Integration

b)

Trusts

c)

Horizontal Integration

d)

Distrusts

37.

Period of technological development and innovation in the United States.

a)

Tech Boom

b)

Technology Age

c)

Second Industrail Revolutions

d)

Machine Revolution

38.

Movement of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North.

a)

Exodusters

b)

Underground Railroad

c)

Great North Shift

d)

Great Migration

39.

Which best explains Laissez-Faire?

a)

Good Bye

b)

Government don't put rules and regulations on businesses (aka -- hands-off business ... da answer)

c)

Allow Wealthy business owners cheaper railroad rates

d)

Punish businesses if they form monopolies (this was done with the Sherman Antitrust Act)

40.

The Industrial Revolution was characterized by

a)

the small cities

b)

human curiosity

c)

the first step into space

d)

introduction of machinery

41.
Why were railroads so important during this time?
a)
they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
b)
they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
c)
people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city
42.

An economic system with minimal government interference is called

a)
Sedition
b)
command economy
c)
embargo
d)
free enterprise
43.

How are Canals and Rivers similar?

a)

Both made travel slower

b)

Both served as inland water routes for moving goods.

c)

both made shipping goods more expensive

d)

Both were unusable in the winter months

44.

What is the image representing?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Growth of slavery in the South

c)

The creation of the Erie Canal

d)

Era of Good Feelings

45.

Any fabric that is woven (by machine or hand) is called -

a)

interchangeable parts

b)

textiles

c)

Morse Code

d)

industrialization

46.
Cities began to grow around the industrial centers because...
a)
people wanted to be part of the new growing cities 
b)
people had to live near the factory to be able to work there because of lack of transportion
c)
people did not like living on farms anymore 
d)
farms were all failing and people wanted to see what cities were like 
47.

Please complete this FA.

Ford : ____ :: Thor : ELA

conn/relationship: term is to what they are known for

a)

assembly line

b)

ELA

c)

academic sensei

d)

Wex -- where are you???? :-(

48.

Please complete this FA.

1st Ind. Rev : ____ :: 2nd Ind. Rev. : ____

conn/relationship: term is to place of origin

a)

1st Ind. Rev : USA :: 2nd Ind. Rev. : England

b)

1st Ind. Rev : 1st :: 2nd Ind. Rev. : 2nd

c)

1st Ind. Rev : England :: 2nd Ind. Rev. : USA

d)

Yikes -- FA are scary!!!

49.

Yo AMDan!!! Are you think'n????

Please complete this FA.

Whitney : ____ :: Ford :_____

conn/relationship: term is to placement in US history (industrial revolutions)

a)

Whitney : 5th Ind. Rev. :: Ford : 2nd Ind. Rev.

b)

Whitney : 2nd Ind. Rev. :: Ford : 1st Ind. Rev.

c)

To make this more thoughtful =

Whitney : 1st :: Ford : 2nd (da answer)

d)

:-)

50.

What term may be linked to this CS?

"Yes -- it's MINE, ALL MINE!!!! I control the entire sugar industry!!!!!

a)

Rockefeller

b)

monopoly

c)

Sugar-IST

d)

Precious

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