Industrial America

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Which industry had a direct impact on the growth of the oil industry in the late 1800s? Options: airplanes, cattle, fashion, railroads

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railroads

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According to Document 19 this photograph at the Indian Glassworks in 1908 the photographer Christopher “The Mack” Galm noted the picture was at midnight. What invention allowed for you to see this photo?

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Light Bulb

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Which of the following BEST describes how the steel and oil industries were instrumental in the development of other industries? Options: The steel and oil industries were primarily focused on supporting one another, to the detriment of other industries that were trying to catch up. The combination of industries led to new inventions and innovations such as the internal combustion engine and the electric lightbulb. The oil industry decimated the whaling industry and thus led to the demise of the wooden ship industry and the rise of metal ships. For the most part, industries remained separate from one another due to competition between the “Captains” of industry.

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The combination of industries led to new inventions and innovations such as the internal combustion engine and the electric lightbulb.

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What led to new inventions that enabled people to rapidly communicate over long distances and allowed factories to operate after dark in the nineteenth century? Options: the discovery of nuclear energy, the development of steam engines, the discovery of electric current, the development of labor specialization

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the discovery of electric current

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A need for a stronger, more flexible metal in the construction of these led to an early increase in demand for steel: Trains, Railroad tracks, Airplanes, Automobiles

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Railroad tracks

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This is a term for when one company controls the majority of an industry

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Monopoly

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What 19th century practice is illustrated by the cartoon above?

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Creating monopolies

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What is the theory for an economy where the government stays uninvolved called?

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laissez-faire capitalism

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This is the person who revolutionized the steel industry

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Andrew Carnegie

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This person revolutionized the oil industry

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John D. Rockefeller