The Second Industrial Revolution

The Bessemer process affected which of the following materials?

• oil

• steel

• steam

• iron

What was another name for oil prospectors who dug wells looking for oil?

• wildcatters

• linesmen

• wellheads

• robber barons

Why was Spindletop Hill in Texas an important location?

• It was home to many large steel mills.

• It was the largest train depot in Texas.

• It was home to former slaves.

• It was the center of Texas's oil boom.

The transcontinental railroad connected the East to the West in what year?

• 1829

• 1849

• 1869

• 1889

Rural dwellers benefited from which of the following developments in mass marketing?

• advertising focused on women

• department stores

• mail-order companies

• clever brand names

Which of the following was a side effect of the railroad industry?

• time zones

• electricity

• labor unions

• oil trusts

Which philosophy emphasized that inequalities were part of the natural order?

• social Darwinism

• laissez-faire

• capitalism

• trusts

What is the name for an economic system in which private businesses run most industries?

• monopoly

• laissez-faire

• capitalism

• corporation

Which of the following best describes vertical integration?

• acquiring companies that compete with you

• selling shares of your business as stocks

• gaining complete control over an industry

• acquiring companies that supply your business

What did critics call men like Andrew Carnegie and Cornelius Vanderbilt?

• entrepreneurs

• robber barons

• captains of industry

• tycoons