The Men Who Built America - Gilded Age- History Channel

Who used brute force and intimidation to build a railroad empire?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• JP Morgan

Who created a total monopoly of the oil industry?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• JP Morgan

Who transformed the American landscape with steel?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• JP Morgan

What disaster was Andrew Carnegie's name linked to?

• Railroad accident

• Oil spill

• Steel plant explosion

• Building collapse

Who was Andrew Carnegie's chairman at Carnegie Steel?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• John D. Rockefeller

• Henry Frick

• JP Morgan

Who is known for consolidating broken industries and buying out failing companies?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• John D. Rockefeller

• Henry Frick

• JP Morgan

Who attempted a hostile takeover of Carnegie Steel?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• John D. Rockefeller

• Henry Frick

• JP Morgan

Who invested in Thomas Edison's electric light bulb?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• John D. Rockefeller

• Henry Frick

• JP Morgan

Who transformed a building in lower Manhattan into the world's first central power station?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• John D. Rockefeller

• Henry Frick

• JP Morgan

Who were the main competitors of J.P. Morgan and Thomas Edison in lighting America?

• George Westinghouse

  Nikola Tesla

  John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

  John D. Rockefeller

  Nikola Tesla

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

  George Westinghouse

  Nikola Tesla

• Henry Ford

  John D. Rockefeller

  George Westinghouse