CH. 20

Front

Who were the powerful business leaders that controlled the railroads?

Back

Railroad barons

Front

Who was one of the first railroad barons, controlling from New York to the Great Lakes?

Back

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Front

What is a discount or return of part of a payment given to big customers called?

Back

Rebate

Front

What is a group sharing in some activity, such as railroad barons making deals about control, called?

Back

Pool

Front

Who laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean?

Back

Cyrus Field

Front

Who invented the light bulb?

Back

Thomas Edison

Front

Who improved the light bulb?

Back

Lewis Howard Latimer

Front

Who was the founder of Ford Motor Company and created the Model T and the assembly line?

Back

Henry Ford

Front

What is the assembly line?

Back

A factory method where work moves past stationary workers.

Front

What does mass production refer to?

Back

Production of goods in large quantities