US History: The Gilded Age Questions and Answers
2023
What did the Civil War stimulate? > Correct ANSW >Mass-production techniques for
industrial goods
What was needed and used to rebuild the nation? > Correct ANSW >Iron, steel, and
railroads
America's industrial revolution began as: > Correct ANSW >A wave of intentions
What inventions made business more efficient? > Correct ANSW >Cash registers,
calculators, and typewriters
Marconi's ___ transmitter and Bell's ___ revolutionized communication: > Correct
ANSW >Wireless; telephone
The ___ process created a cheap way to transform iron into stronger, lighter ___: >
Correct ANSW >Bessemer; steel
Who was the "Wizard of Menlo Park" and the greatest inventor of the 1800's? > Correct
ANSW >Thomas Edison
What did Thomas Edison invent, and what was his most influential invention? > Correct
ANSW >The 1st light bulb, audio recorder, and battery; the 1st light bulb
What was America's industrial revolution fueled by? > Correct ANSW >ROSE;
Railroads, Oil, Steel, and Electricity
What was America's first "big business"? > Correct ANSW >The railroad
Railroad construction boomed, led by tycoons like: > Correct ANSW >Cornelius
Vanderbilt
Large companies ___ small railroads, standardized ___ and schedules, and pooled
cars: > Correct ANSW >Bought; gauges
What led to a boom in the US economy? > Correct ANSW >Railroad expansion
What connected the E, W, and S and allowed for national trade and regional
specialization? > Correct ANSW >Railroads
, What was finished in 1869? > Correct ANSW >The Transcontinental Railroad
E railroads were connected to the W by 4 great ___ ___: > Correct ANSW >Track lines
Railroads stimulated demands for what? > Correct ANSW >Coal, iron, oil, and steel
Industrialization led to a demand for ___ and ___: > Correct ANSW >Iron and steel
What did steel lead to? > Correct ANSW >Skyscrapers, longer bridges, stronger
railroads, and heavier machinery
Who dominated the iron and steel industries? > Correct ANSW >Andrew Carnegie
What four things did Carnegie do? > Correct ANSW >1. Converted mills to Bessemer
process and made highest quality steel at the lowest price
2. Produced more steel than all the steel factories in Great Britain combined
3. Best represented the American dream - poor to immeasurably wealthy
4. Didn't pay employees much and didn't allow unions; was philanthropist
Industrialization also led to a demand for what? > Correct ANSW >Oil for lubrication and
kerosene lighting
Who was the oil industry dominated by? > Correct ANSW >John D. Rockefeller's
Standard Oil Company
What did four things did Rockefeller do? > Correct ANSW >1. Used ruthless tactics to
buy out competing companies
2. Took advantage of employees and influenced the gov't
3. Gave $500 million to charities
4. Created Rockefeller Foundation and University of Chicago
___ ___ lowered costs and improved the quality of its oil products: > Correct ANSW
>Standard oil
By 1879, standard oil sold ___% of the oil in America: > Correct ANSW >90
Industrialization led to a demand for financing so ___ became a significant part of the
Gilded Age: > Correct ANSW >Banking
Who dominated American finance? > Correct ANSW >J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan was so influential that he...: > Correct ANSW >Bailed out the railroad
industry when companies were in trouble
What else did Morgan do? > Correct ANSW >He helped ease an economic depression
during the Panic of 1907
2023
What did the Civil War stimulate? > Correct ANSW >Mass-production techniques for
industrial goods
What was needed and used to rebuild the nation? > Correct ANSW >Iron, steel, and
railroads
America's industrial revolution began as: > Correct ANSW >A wave of intentions
What inventions made business more efficient? > Correct ANSW >Cash registers,
calculators, and typewriters
Marconi's ___ transmitter and Bell's ___ revolutionized communication: > Correct
ANSW >Wireless; telephone
The ___ process created a cheap way to transform iron into stronger, lighter ___: >
Correct ANSW >Bessemer; steel
Who was the "Wizard of Menlo Park" and the greatest inventor of the 1800's? > Correct
ANSW >Thomas Edison
What did Thomas Edison invent, and what was his most influential invention? > Correct
ANSW >The 1st light bulb, audio recorder, and battery; the 1st light bulb
What was America's industrial revolution fueled by? > Correct ANSW >ROSE;
Railroads, Oil, Steel, and Electricity
What was America's first "big business"? > Correct ANSW >The railroad
Railroad construction boomed, led by tycoons like: > Correct ANSW >Cornelius
Vanderbilt
Large companies ___ small railroads, standardized ___ and schedules, and pooled
cars: > Correct ANSW >Bought; gauges
What led to a boom in the US economy? > Correct ANSW >Railroad expansion
What connected the E, W, and S and allowed for national trade and regional
specialization? > Correct ANSW >Railroads
, What was finished in 1869? > Correct ANSW >The Transcontinental Railroad
E railroads were connected to the W by 4 great ___ ___: > Correct ANSW >Track lines
Railroads stimulated demands for what? > Correct ANSW >Coal, iron, oil, and steel
Industrialization led to a demand for ___ and ___: > Correct ANSW >Iron and steel
What did steel lead to? > Correct ANSW >Skyscrapers, longer bridges, stronger
railroads, and heavier machinery
Who dominated the iron and steel industries? > Correct ANSW >Andrew Carnegie
What four things did Carnegie do? > Correct ANSW >1. Converted mills to Bessemer
process and made highest quality steel at the lowest price
2. Produced more steel than all the steel factories in Great Britain combined
3. Best represented the American dream - poor to immeasurably wealthy
4. Didn't pay employees much and didn't allow unions; was philanthropist
Industrialization also led to a demand for what? > Correct ANSW >Oil for lubrication and
kerosene lighting
Who was the oil industry dominated by? > Correct ANSW >John D. Rockefeller's
Standard Oil Company
What did four things did Rockefeller do? > Correct ANSW >1. Used ruthless tactics to
buy out competing companies
2. Took advantage of employees and influenced the gov't
3. Gave $500 million to charities
4. Created Rockefeller Foundation and University of Chicago
___ ___ lowered costs and improved the quality of its oil products: > Correct ANSW
>Standard oil
By 1879, standard oil sold ___% of the oil in America: > Correct ANSW >90
Industrialization led to a demand for financing so ___ became a significant part of the
Gilded Age: > Correct ANSW >Banking
Who dominated American finance? > Correct ANSW >J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan was so influential that he...: > Correct ANSW >Bailed out the railroad
industry when companies were in trouble
What else did Morgan do? > Correct ANSW >He helped ease an economic depression
during the Panic of 1907
