WorksheetsAH3.3 Rise of Industrial Capitalism
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What term, coined by Mark Twain, describes the era of American History after Reconstruction in which America has enormous growth and prosperous?
Glorious Revolution
The New Age
Gilded Age
Golden Age
What is created when a company controls most of all of a market and limits competition in that market?
trust
monopoly
oligarchy
corporation
What is vertical integration?
merging with similar companies
using technology to connect buyer to sellers
same company owns all levels of production
business that has their shares managed by someone else
What negative nickname was given to businessmen like John D. Rockefeller?
robber barons
masters of deceit
manufacturing models
trust busters
What type of industry was the source of Andrew Carnegie’s wealth?
railroads
steel
textiles
oil
What business tycoon made his fortune in oil refineries?
J.P. Morgan
Thomas Edison
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D. Rockefeller
Who pioneered the electrical industry advocating for A/C power?
Thomas Edison
Alexander G. Bell
Edwin Drake
George Westinghouse
Who perfected the incandescent light bulb?
Edwin Drake
Christopher Sholes
Thomas Edison
Alexander G. Bell
Which of the following tycoons made their fortunes off of banking and investing?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Howard Sears
John D. Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
Which philosophy opposed the 'survival of the fittest' theory by advocating philanthropy to give back to the community?
Gospel of Wealth
Code of Brooklyn
laissez faire
Manifesto of Money
