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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who invented the Assembly line?
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Ford
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
- 2. Multiple Choice
Who was the captain of the steel industry?
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Ford
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who had a monopoly on the oil business?
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Ford
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
- 4. Multiple Choice
Who greatly expanded the American railroad system?
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Ford
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
- 5. Multiple Choice
J.P. Morgan made a fortune through...
Banking and Electricity
Steel and Oil
Railroads and Shipping
Automobiles and the Assembly Line
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which invention of the 1800s did NOT contribute to the rise of big business?
Railroads
Electrical Lighting
Telephones
Bicycles
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following did NOT help bring about the rise of big business?
Advertising
Improvements in transportation
Lower production costs
Lower population in cities
- 8. Multiple Choice
Who invented the telephone?
Nikola Tesla
Alexander Graham Bell
The Wright Brothers
Karl Marx
- 9. Multiple Choice
During industrialization, farms...
Produced less food
Needed fewer workers
Grew in population
Were destroyed by natural disasters
- 10. Multiple Choice
Mechanization is...
when a human operates a machine
installing machines into the human body
using machines to do work instead of humans
advancing machine technology
- 11. Multiple Choice
Humans harvested wheat by hand until the mechanical reaper was invented. This is an example of:
Stagnation
Urbanization
Monopolization
Mechanization
- 12. Multiple Choice
What device did Alexander Graham Bell create that changed communication forever?
The telephone
The automobile
The bicycle
The radio
- 13. Multiple Choice
How did Thomas Edison's invention of the light bulb affect the economy?
He formed a monopoly on electricity
He caused electricity to go out of date
He decreased the amount of electricity Americans used
He increased the demand for electricity
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which city became the core of the steel industry during industrialization?
Detroit, MI
Pittsburgh, PA
New England
Atlanta, GA
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which city became the core of the automobile industry during industrialization?
Detroit, MI
Pittsburgh, PA
New England
Atlanta, GA
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which area became the core of the textile industry during industrialization?
Detroit, MI
Pittsburgh, PA
New England
Atlanta, GA
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which captain of industry is NOT matched correctly with their industry?
John D. Rockefeller — Oil
Andrew Carnegie — Steel
J.P. Morgan — Banking
D Cornelius Vanderbilt — Automobiles
- 18. Multiple Choice
Due to mechanization, farms needed fewer...
Tools
Machines
Workers
Fields
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is one reason many Americans moved from rural to urban areas?
urban areas
immigration laws
better heating
job opportunities
- 20. Multiple Choice
Detroit, MI is an example of a...
Urban Area
Suburban Area
Rural Area
Desolate Area
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