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100

Which famous electric company known today as G.E., did J.P. Morgan help form an 1892 by combining rival businesses?

General Electric

100

How did J.P. Morgan treat his workers?

He forced employees to work dangerous working enviroments for 12-hour days, 7 days a week

100

What does J.P. stand for?

John Pierpont

200

What nickname did people use for Morgan's process of taking over messy, failing railroads, and fixing them to make a profit?

Morganization

200

How did J.P. Morgan eliminate competition and create monopolies?

He bought out competing companies in the same industry and merged them into one giant corporation

200

Where was J.P. Morgan born?

Hartford, Connecticut

300

Which giant buisness did Morgan create by buying out Andrew Carnegie, making it the worlds first billion dollar company?

U.S. Steel

300

The country depended on J.P. to prevent ______ during the severe banking panics of 1907.

Economic disaster

300

What did J.P. Morgan buy his daughter?

An electric train

400

During the Panic of 1893, Morgan’s firm saved the U.S. Treasury from running out of gold by purchasing government bonds in exchange for gold from which foreign market?

London

400

What did Morgan's actions restore when he organized a rescue effort among countries largest banks and finances?

Confidence and stability in the financial system

400

J.P. Morgan's uncle, James Lord Pierpont, was famous for composing what holiday song?

Jingle Bells