Gilded Age Review

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Andrew Carnegie was the captain of what industry? Steel, Meatpacking, Railroad, Banking

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Steel

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Who was the captain of the railroad industry?

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Cornelius Vanderbilt

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Who was the captain of the oil industry?

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John D. Rockefeller

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What invention helped speed up the production of cars? Options: Assembly line, Wheels, Factories, steel

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Assembly line

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What is a captain of industry? Options: a powerful industrialist who uses his wealth in a positive way, a powerful industrialist who steers a ship, A hardworking supervisor in a large factory, a powerful industrialist who uses his wealth in a negative way

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a powerful industrialist who uses his wealth in a positive way

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Steel changed people's lives in making possible the...

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Building of Skyscrapers

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What has total or complete control of an industry and prevents competition and makes prices higher?

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Monopoly

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What is laissez-faire?

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A belief that the government should not interfere in the economy.

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In this political cartoon, how do monopolies (like Standard Oil Trust) impact competition?

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competition is prevented by monopolies

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The method of melting iron & blowing air to remove impurities, creating steel, is called the 

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Bessemer Process