Worksheets16. Second Industrial Revolution Review Sheet
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Imagine Oliver and Anika are running lemonade stands. If Oliver decides to buy out all the other lemonade stands in town and merge them into one big company, what is this process called?
Horizontal Integration
Vertical Integration
Monopolization
Diversification
Isla and Benjamin are learning about the great railroads of America! Can you help them figure out which Railroad Line started in Omaha and went Westward, famously built with the hard work of Irish laborers?
Union Pacific Railroad
Central Pacific Railroad
Transcontinental Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
Abigail and Luna are learning about how steel is made. When hot air is blasted through molten iron to create steel, what is this process called?
Bessemer Process
Siemens-Martin Process
Open Hearth Method
Puddling Process
Oliver, Nora, and Lily are having a debate in history class! They’re discussing the idea that it was a disgrace to die rich, so wealthy people should donate their fortunes to good causes. What is this belief called?
Gospel of Wealth
Social Darwinism
Manifest Destiny
Laissez-Faire
Imagine Hannah, Aiden, and Evelyn are running a lemonade stand. They want the government to stay out of their business decisions. What is this “Hands Off” approach to the economy called?
Laissez Faire
Monopoly
Protectionism
Socialism
Imagine Aria, Zoe, and Henry are learning about famous strikes in U.S. history. Which strike was so intense that President Grover Cleveland had to call in Federal Troops to handle the situation?
Pullman Strike
Homestead Strike
Haymarket Riot
Great Railroad Strike
Elijah and Jackson are planning a trip to Penn Station using the Light Rail. They notice it's a smaller rail line. Can you help them figure out what this type of rail line is called?
Branch Line
Express Line
Main Line
Freight Line
Priya and Daniel are taking a ride on the Staten Island Ferry and start wondering: Who was the famous “Commodore” who created the Staten Island Ferry & NY Railroad?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
J.P. Morgan
Imagine Aria and Samuel are debating about electricity in class! In the famous Tesla vs Edison rivalry, who was the champion of Alternating Current (AC)?
Nikola Tesla
Thomas Edison
James Clerk Maxwell
Michael Faraday
Elijah, Ava, and Aiden are on a history adventure! They want to know: Where did the Union & Central Pacific Lines meet to complete the famous Transcontinental Railroad?
Promontory Point
Golden Gate
Liberty Junction
Rocky Ridge
Arjun and Grace are learning about famous entrepreneurs in history. Can you help them figure out which poor Scottish immigrant created a successful Steel Company in Pittsburgh?
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Harper and Emma are learning about the great railroad race! The railroad line that started in Sacramento and went Eastward, built with the help of many hardworking Chinese laborers, is called _________.
Central Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
Transcontinental Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
Benjamin and Mia are curious about the wealthy banker who once saved the United States Government and whose bank is still around today. Can you help them figure out who it is?
J.P. Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Imagine Isla wants her company to control every single step of making and selling her products, from raw materials to delivery. What is this process called?
Vertical Integration
Horizontal Integration
Outsourcing
Franchising
Scarlett and Evelyn are curious about a famous company that was once a monopoly and got split into 34 separate companies in 1911. Can you help them figure out which company it was?
Standard Oil
U.S. Steel
AT&T
General Electric
Oliver and Anika are having a debate about the famous Tesla vs Edison rivalry! Who was the main supporter of Direct Current (DC) in this electrifying competition?
Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
James Clerk Maxwell
Michael Faraday
Nora, Charlotte, and Priya are planning a train trip from New York to Chicago. They want to travel on the main and most important route of the railroad. What is this major route called?
Trunk Line
Branch Line
Feeder Line
Spur Track
Hannah, Aiden, and Grace are learning about famous labor strikes in history. They come across the strike at the Carnegie Steel Mill, which was stopped by the Pinkerton Group using force. Can you help them remember what this event is called?
Homestead Strike
Pullman Strike
Haymarket Affair
Great Railroad Strike
Nora and Ethan are debating about the wealthiest man in human history who dominated the oil industry. Can you help them settle the debate? Who was this legendary tycoon?
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
J.P. Morgan
After Isla and Grace read about the historic purchase of Carnegie Steel, they wondered: which new company became the largest in US history as a result? _________.
US Steel
Standard Oil
General Electric
Ford Motor Company
