The Men Who Built America 5

What industry did Cornelius Vanderbilt dominate?

• Oil

• Railroad

• Banking

• Steel

Which product did Andrew Carnegie believe was the future?

• Coal

• Electricity

• Oil

• Steel

What was John D. Rockefeller's primary industry?

• Banking

• Steel

• Railroad

• Oil

Who was forced to rethink everything after a disaster linked to his name?

• J.P. Morgan

• Andrew Carnegie

• Henry Frick

• John D. Rockefeller

Which banker made a fortune consolidating broken industries?

• Henry Frick

• J.P. Morgan

• Andrew Carnegie

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

What did Thomas Edison first make his name by perfecting?

• The steam engine

• The phonograph

• The light bulb

• The telegraph

What was the new technology that J.P. Morgan invested in to create his own legacy?

• Railroads

• Electricity

• Oil refining

• Steel

Who was the inventor that partnered with J.P. Morgan on the new technology?

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

• Nikola Tesla

• George Westinghouse

Who backed Nikola Tesla's alternating current technology?

• George Westinghouse

• J.P. Morgan

• Andrew Carnegie

• Henry Frick

What did Edison use to discredit alternating current?

• Television ads

• Government lobbying

• Scientific papers

• Public demonstrations