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- 1. Multiple ChoiceAmerican businessman- founder of Standard Oil CompanySamuel GompersThomas EdisonVanderbiltJohn D. Rockerfeller
- 2. Multiple ChoiceA company that sells shares (stock) of its business to the public to raise capitalmonopolycorporationtrustindustry
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat made the cost of production lower?financial resourcesraw materialslight bulbsassembly line
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAndrew Carnegie used the ____________________ to make ___________ stronger and cheaper.refinery process - oilBessemer process - steelCarnegie process - iron orepipeline - steel
- 5. Multiple ChoiceKnown as the "Master of Steel"John D. RockefellerCornelius VanderbiltGustavus SwiftAndrew Carnegie
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The inventor of such items like the phonograph, electric generator, & movie projector wasAlexander Graham BellThomas EdisonNicola TeslaEli Whitney - 7. Multiple ChoiceThe inventor of the telephone in 1876 wasThomas EdisonNicola TeslaAlexander Graham BellEli Whitney
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat made the cost of production lower?financial resourcesraw materialslight bulbsassembly line
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age?The discovery of goldfields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation.Industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power.In the Deep South a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry.Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhy were strikes not as effective in industries with unskilled workers?Unskilled workers were paid high wages.Unskilled workers could be replaced more easily than skilled workers.Unskilled workers were not allowed to join unions.Many unskilled workers were deported for supporting unions.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhy were strikes not as effective in industries with unskilled workers?Unskilled workers were paid high wages.Unskilled workers could be replaced more easily than skilled workers.Unskilled workers were not allowed to join unions.Many unskilled workers were deported for supporting unions.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceSome industrialists later gave money away to benefit the public. This is known as....Tax EvasionGiftingPhilanthropySplurging
- 13. Multiple ChoiceA group of companies in the same industry giving day-to-day operation of their companies over to a single board of directors.monopolycorporationtrusthorizontal Integration
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe innovation of this transportation help open up the national market?boatsrailroadsautombilshorse drawn carriages
- 15. Multiple ChoiceBetween 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled due to:The Baby BoomImmigrationThe Homestead ActBetter Healthcare
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWho was the "captain of industry" who created the Standard Oil Trust?Andrew CarnegieJohn D. RockefellerHenry FordCornelius Vanderbilt
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat was an American capitalist of the Gilded Age whose contributions benefited society?Captain of IndustrySocial DarwinistSocialistFundamentalist
- 18. Multiple ChoiceName for entrepreneurs who use ruthless tactics to destroy competition or to keep wages lowCaptain of IndustryRobber BaronPhilanthropistConsolidator
- 19. Multiple ChoiceName the immigrant who invented the telephone.Andrew CarnegieJohn D. RockefellerThomas EdisonAlexander Graham Bell
- 20. Multiple ChoiceImages such as this illustrate the position that many US companies were —requiring vocational training programs for childrenemploying children as a source of cheap laborseeking government regulation of child laborproviding safe working conditions for child laborers
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