Big Business

What fueled the growth of the steel industry after the Civil War?

• railroads

• cattle industry

• bridges

• farming

This process enabled steelmakers to produce strong steel at lower costs.

• Cheap Steel process

• Bessemer Process

• Urbanization

• Due Process

Andrew Carnegie controlled all aspects of the steel industry from raw materials to finish.

• Domination

• Complete Control

• Vertical Integration

• Assimilation

A business owned by investors is called a:

• sweatshop

• triple crown

• investment

• corporation

This banker developed the U.S. Steel Company and became the 1st businessman to earn $1 billion.

• J. Pierpont Morgan

• Abraham Lincoln

• Henry Ford

• Uncle Sam

Alexander Graham Bell invented the first:

• fortnite

• Apple

• telephone

• electric razor

This inventor was famous for inventing the assembly line.

• George Washington

• Bill Gates

• Henry Ford

• Orville Wright

His invention factory produced inventions like the light bulb and phonograph.

• Gustavus Swift

• Benjamin Franklin

• Ronald McDonald

• Thomas Edison

These brothers tested their 1st flight machine on Dec. 17, 1903 in Kitty Hawk, NC

• Orville & Wilbur Wright

• Joe & Dom DiMaggio

• Marx Brothers

• Bert & Ernie

The concept of controlling all or nearly all the business of an industry.

• trust

• complete control

• monopoly

• dividend