Quiz 1 review - East Richland Christian Schools
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C HAPTER 16 QUIZ 1
What was NOT a major cause of American
industrial growth during the Gilded Age?
Immigration
innovative spirit
low tariff
new sources of power
low tariff
Why did John D. Rockefeller choose to invest
in oil refining rather than one of the other
segments of the industry?
Refining was a safe investment
Competition was minimal
Refining requires a small investment
Rockefeller knew the most about refining
Refining was a safe investment
What was the first major trust that became
the inspiration for many others?
American Tobacco Company
Standard Oil Company
United States Steel Corporation
American Telephone & Telegraph
Standard Oil Company
The twin pillars of the “New South” were
tobacco and
textiles
cotton
shipping
oil
textiles
What Christian industrial leader lived by the
motto “To do a common thing uncommonly
well brings success”?
Andrew Carnegie
H. J. Heinz
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
H. J. Heinz
What was the most significant
communications achievement during the
Gilded Age?
Telegraph
typewriter
telephone
automobile
telephone
What unflattering title describes the industrialists
who dominated America at the end of the 19th
century?
Robber Barons
What method did businessmen use to control all
segments of an industry, from raw materials to
marketing?
Vertical Integration
A) Alexander Graham Bell
B) Andrew Carnegie
C) James Buchanan Duke
D) Thomas Alva Edison
E) J. P. Morgan
F) John D. Rockefeller
G) Cornelius Vanderbilt
___ Shipping and railroad baron
G) Cornelius Vanderbilt
A) Alexander Graham Bell
B) Andrew Carnegie
C) James Buchanan Duke
D) Thomas Alva Edison
E) J. P. Morgan
F) John D. Rockefeller
G) Cornelius Vanderbilt
___ steel giant
B) Andrew Carnegie
A) Alexander Graham Bell
B) Andrew Carnegie
C) James Buchanan Duke
D) Thomas Alva Edison
E) J. P. Morgan
F) John D. Rockefeller
G) Cornelius Vanderbilt
___ oil-refining trust
F) John D. Rockefeller
A) Alexander Graham Bell
B) Andrew Carnegie
C) James Buchanan Duke
D) Thomas Alva Edison
E) J. P. Morgan
F) John D. Rockefeller
G) Cornelius Vanderbilt
___ financier
E) J. P. Morgan
A) Alexander Graham Bell
B) Andrew Carnegie
C) James Buchanan Duke
D) Thomas Alva Edison
E) J. P. Morgan
F) John D. Rockefeller
G) Cornelius Vanderbilt
___ the South's tobacco baron
C) James Buchanan Duke
A) Alexander Graham Bell
B) Andrew Carnegie
C) James Buchanan Duke
D) Thomas Alva Edison
E) J. P. Morgan
F) John D. Rockefeller
G) Cornelius Vanderbilt
___ invention of the telephone
A) Alexander Graham Bell
A) Alexander Graham Bell
B) Andrew Carnegie
C) James Buchanan Duke
D) Thomas Alva Edison
E) J. P. Morgan
F) John D. Rockefeller
G) Cornelius Vanderbilt
___ America's most prolific inventor
D) Thomas Alva Edison
True/False
___ The great numbers of immigrants during the
Gilded Age slowed down the expansion of
American industry.
False
True/False
___ Industrialization allowed middle-class
Americans to afford quality stylish clothing.
True