Chapter 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

___ Shipping and railroad baron 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

___ steel giant 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

___ oil-refining trust 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

___ financier 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

___ the South's tobacco baron 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

___ invention of the telephone 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

___ America's most prolific inventor 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