Industrial Age 4-1

Railroads often cheated factories and farmers by raising prices in a given area. This practice is known as a

• rate war

• pool

• rebate

• network

Which railroad tycoon is seen in the cartoon below?

• JP Morgan

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• John Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

Which inventor is NOT correctly matched with his invention?

• Cyrus Field- transatlantic cable

• Thomas Edison-photograph

• Elisha Otis- telegraph for railroads

• Alexander G. Bell- telephone

All of the following are one of the factors to industrialization except

• investment captial

• government cooperation

• The Sherman Antitrust Act was passed

• increased demand for goods

A rebate was offered by the railroads to give

• a discount offered to large factories

• standard guage track

• small NY farmers a discount

• stock in their company

What is the theme of the cartoon below?

• The trusts used their money to influence how Congress voted

• The strong businesses succeed and the weak businesses fail

• Child labor was often used to save money.

• Rockefeller controlled all aspects of the oil industry.

What invention seen in the photo allowed for mass production?

• the gasoline engine

• the Bessemer Converter

• the assembly line

• the electric generator

Which inventor of the Second Industrial Revolution held the most patents?

• Otis

• Edison

• Bell

• Woods

Which invention to improve transportation is seen in the photo?

• refrigerated car

• air break

• sleeping car

• telegraph between rr cars

All of the following were natural resources needed to fuel industrial growth except

• oil

• iron-ore

• coal

• steel