WorksheetsSOL 3 Part 1 quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Pittsburgh is home of the ______ industry.
a)
potato
b)
textile
c)
meatpacking
d)
steel
2.
The leader of the steel industry was ________.
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Andrew Edison
3.
Chicago was home to the ____ industry.
a)
textile
b)
meatpacking
c)
fast food
d)
steel
4.
At the beginning of the 1900s, one reason cities developed was because of ______.
a)
political machines
b)
specialized industries
c)
unspecialized industries
d)
settlement houses
5.
One reason cities developed at the beginning of the 1900s was because of all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Advancements in technology and mechanization
b)
immigration from other countries
c)
More work needed in rural areas
d)
Americans moving from rural to urban areas for jobs
6.
One positive to mechanization was that it allowed products to be made _____.
a)
quicker
b)
slower
c)
fancier
d)
better
7.
One negative to mechanization was that it ____.
a)
allowed products to be made faster
b)
created more jobs for people
c)
made less jobs for people
d)
really had no impact on industries
8.
The _______ was turning point for the US in terms of culture, technology, and global reputation because the US appeared to be on the leading front of the newest technology trends.
a)
Assembly line usage
b)
Chicago World's Fair
c)
New York World's Parade
d)
Pittsburgh World's Fair
9.
This inventor used his invention pictured below to "hear his voice on a wire."
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Sitting Bull
10.
Which inventor is given credit with making practical uses out of this?
a)
Jane Addams
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Andrew Carnegie
11.
Who was the leader of the banking industry?
a)
JP Morgan
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
Henry Ford
12.
Who was the leader of the automobile industry?
a)
JP Morgan
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
Henry Ford
13.
Who was the leader of the oil industry?
a)
JP Morgan
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
Henry Ford
14.
______ was the name given to the big business leaders who were taking out competitors in order to control prices.
a)
Robber Barons
b)
Monopoly Leaders
c)
Business Tycoons
d)
Head Honchos
15.
Why did people move to cities during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
People were looking for work.
b)
People were looking for farms.
c)
People wanted to buy a house.
d)
People wanted to sell their crops.
16.
The illustration demonstrates the change in American society from -
a)
one with a mostly rural society to an urban society
b)
a nation that relied on enslavement of people
c)
a nation that isolated itself from others to one that intervenes in the affairs of other nations
d)
an oligarchy to a direct democracy
17.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west
d)
Alaska
18.
In which industry did Andrew Carnegie make his fortune?
a)
Oil
b)
Steel
c)
Railroads
d)
Finance
19.
JP Morgan made his fortune in...
a)
oil.
b)
steel.
c)
railroads.
d)
finance and banking.
20.
Cornelius Vanderbilt made his fortune in...
a)
Railroads
b)
Oil
c)
Steel
d)
Finance
21.
Who invented the first working light bulb?
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Pablo Picasso
c)
Garibaldi
d)
The Wright Brothers
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