Vanderbilt
What industry is Vanderbilt known for?
Railroads
What industry is he known for?
Oil
What industry is he known for?
Steel
What was the name of the town that flooded?
Johnstown
How many workers were killed in the Homestead Strike?
9
What was Vanderbilt's nickname
Commodore
What did Rockefeller eventually build to avoid using the railroads?
Oil Pipeline
Who was Carnegie's mentor?
Tom Scott
What two PA steel manufacturers were seen as partially responsible for weakening the dam that eventually broke?
Carnegie and Frick
What did the telegraph operators do when receiving word of a potential flood in Johnstown?
Ignored it.
What physical structure became a symbol of Vanderbilt's empire?
Grand Central Depot/Station
What two men conspired to raise rail prices on Rockefeller?
Scott and Vanderbilt
Where does Carnegie start building his steel plants?
Pittsburgh
When the rains came, lake levels rose by one inch every ______ minutes.
10
Feeling remorse for the flood and trying to repair his name, Carnegie built this large music/concert venue.
Carnegie Hall
What industry was Vanderbilt originally in before the railroad?
Shipping
How long was Rockefeller's pipeline?
Over 4000 miles
Who was Carnegie's biggest rival?
Rockefeller
After having to lay off thousands of workers from his rail yards, which businessman had much of his rail station burned down and then never recovered from the loss?
Tom Scott
A man from what vigilante group tried to assassinate Frick?
The Anarchists
What was the name of the bridge that was closed so that Vanderbilt could keep others from accessing the New York ports?
Albany Bridge
What percentage of the North American oil supply does Rockefeller own by the time he's finished?
90%
What challenge was Carnegie originally given that made him look into producing steel in the first place?
Bridge over Mississippi River
Who were the mercenaries who were hired to stop the Homestead Strike?
The Pinkerton Detectives
What were the hours the Homestead workers expected to work each week?
12 hours/day - six days a week.