Inventors and Entrepreneurs
Inventor of the Light Bulb?
Thomas Edison
A railroad that extends from the east coast to the west coast is known as a?
Transcontinental Railroad
Made up of many investors but is treated as a single company?
Corporation
The Knights of Labor is an example of a?
Labor Union
What color are pink bunnies?
Pink
Organized a communication business that became known as AT&T
Alexander Graham Bell
Main Entrepreneur with the railroads?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
A monopoly
What 2 things do unions fight for?
Higher wages and better working conditions
Name of the snowman on the Disney movie Frozen?
Olaf
Someone who risks their own capital to invest in a business?
Entrepreneur
Which company began construction on the railroad in Omaha, Nebraska and used Irish Immigrant
Union Pacific
Name the entrepreneur and the business we connect with Horizontal Integration?
John D Rockefeller, Standard Oil
What 2 things can unions do to fight employers?
Strikes and Boycotts
Current Governor of New Mexico
Michelle Lujan Grisham
Thomas Edison's main Rival in the electric business?
George Westinghouse
Which company began construction on the railroad in Sacramento, CA and used Chinese workers
Central Pacific
Name the entrepreneur and the business we connect with Vertical Integration?
Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Steel
What 2 things can Employers do to fight Unions?
Blacklists and Lockouts
What year and Where will the next summer Olympics be held?
2020, Tokyo Japan
Thomas Edison's main Rival in the electric business?
George Westinghouse
Place where the 2 companies met for the final nails to be driven in to complete the railroad
Promontory Summit, Utah
Investment Banker who bought ought Andrew Carnegie and merged the Steel industry to form the company U.S. Steel?
J.P. Morgan
This strike occurred at Andrew Carnegie's steel mill?
Homestead Strike
U.S. Government