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Who invented the Bessemer Process?
Henry Bessemer
Who patented the telephone in 1876?
Alexander Graham Bell
Charles and J. Frank Duryea built the first what?
Motor car
What innovation did Henry Ford introduce in 1908?
Model T
What machine was critical to the manufacturing of steel during the steel age?
Bessemer Process
Who was the leader of the Knights of Labor in 1879?
Terrance V. Powderly
During which strike did a 14-hour battle occur between workers and Pinkerton detectives?
Homestead Strike
Who wrote 'The Principles of Scientific Management' in 1909?
Fredrick W. Taylor
Which practice was often used by large corporations to eliminate competition?
Buying out competitors/ forming a trust
What product became widely available due to the refinement of crude oil in the late 1850s?
Kerosene
What was the main purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act passed in 1890?
Make monopolies/ trusts illegal
This innovation reduced costs and increased affordability.
Assembly line
What was one of the contributions of Leland Stanford to the U.S. economy?
Sold mining equipment
Founded Central Pacific Railroad Company
Which organization only accepted skilled workers and was led by Samuel Gompers?
American Federation of Labor
What practical problems were inventors focused on in the late 1800s?
Communication and transportation
Who was responsible for building a system to send electricity over long distances in the 1880s?
George Westinghouse
How did John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company gain control of the oil refining business?
Vertical/ horizontal integration
Buying out other businesses
Which inventor built a power plant to distribute electricity to homes?
Thomas Edison
Which of the following events happened first?
A. Telegraph cable laid across the Atlantic
B. First gas-powered flight
C. Introduction of Model T
D. First gasoline engine invented
A.
What significant event took place in May 1886 in Chicago?
Haymarket Square Riot
What social philosophy justified the actions of business leaders during the late 1800s?
Social Darwinism
What major contribution did Thomas Edison make in 1879?
By 1901, Andrew Carnegie's steel mills were outproducing which country?
Great Britain
The use of oil and _________ was a significant development during the Second Industrial Revolution.
Electicity
Which industrialist was known for PRIMARILY using vertical integration?
Andrew Carnegie
What significant event occurred on December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk North Carolina?
First piloted flight
What was the main goal of labor unions formed during the late 1800s?
Better working conditions/ wages
Which invention connected the U.S. and Great Britain in 1866?
Telegraph cable
Which invention did Nicolaus Otto create in 1876?
Gasoline powered engine
Which labor union was founded in the 1870s and aimed at ending child labor?
Knights of Labor
Edwin L. Drake successfully pumped crude oil in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and ______.
Ohio
What was Andrew Carnegie's method for lowering production costs?
Vertical integration
How was the Pullman Strike in 1894 resolved?
Federal courts ordered workers back to their jobs.
President Grover Cleveland sent federal troops to stop the strike.