Economics
This Economic System Promotes private ownership?
What is Capitalism
The development of this industry allowed a major increase in building capacity and led to the development of skyscrapers, vast bridges and more "modern" looking cities?
What is the Steel Industry?
This type of engine runs off gasoline?
What is the combustion engine?
These brothers invented flight?
Who are the Wright Brothers?
This "Captain of Industry" invested heavily in the U.S. early production of steel?
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
Individuals who want to invest in certain public corporations can purchase what?
The development of this industry allowed for people to stay in touch much easier and began to replace letters as a major method of communication?
What is the Communication Industry
This system of communication used electromagnetism and a system of codes to be able to communicate over long distances?
What is the Telegraph?
This man invented the light bulb?
Who is Thomas Edison?
This "Captain of Industry" invested heavily in oil refining?
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
When a corporation has complete control over the production and sale of a good or service, it is called?
What is a monopoly?
The discovery and development of this industry changed the method of fueling various devices, machines and is still currently the main source of fuel for automobiles, planes, etc?
What is the oil/petroleum industry
This invention allowed telegraphic messages to be communicated between America and Europe?
What is the Transatlantic cable?
This Man invented the Telephone
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
This "Captain of Industry" was primarily a financier and investor, he also created General Electric?
Who is J.P. Morgan?
This theory suggests the idea that government should interfere with the free market as little as possible?
What is Laissez-Faire?
The development of this industry included the creation of automobiles, planes and the internal combustion engine.
What is the Transportation Industry?
This invention allowed people to stay outside later, work later and replaced candles and oil lamps.
What is the light bulb?
This individual developed the first major U.S. Automobile brand and manufactuing plant.
Who is Henry Ford?
This company formed by J.P. Morgan from various steel companies including Carnegie's Steelworks was the first Billion dollar company in the U.S.
What is U.S. Steel?
The typical organizational structure of a corporation consists of these 4 bodies.
What are Shareholders, Board of Directors, Management, and Employees?
With the development of this Industry, Cities came to life at night time, people worked later and oil/lanterns were replaced as the major light source.
What is the Electric Industry?
This process allowed for the mass production of steel at a cheaper cost?
This individual developed Alternating Current?
Who is Nicola Tesla?
In 1882 Rockefeller developed the first major industrial trust in this industry?
What is the oil industry?