How did Rockefeller react when Pennsylvainia Railroad refused to transport his oil to NYC?

He built a pipeline to pump kerosene to the city for free

Before moving east to start in the Railroads, where was and what did Vanderbilt do?

California- Oceangoing transport ferries

Who crushed Vanderbilt's empire?

Rockefeller by building pipelines

What did standard oil garuntee to its customers that made it stand out and be successful?

Uniform quality of the fluid which lessened risky explosions

What is "Morganisation"?

Elimination of competition by maximizing profits

What was the main economic drive of the oil business at the time?

Whale oil became too rare and expensive everday lighting use

What is the art of "Robber Baroning"?

Using uncanny ways to beating competitors to buy them out

Historians believe that the single worst mistake Carnegie made was...

Hiring and putting full support in manager Henry Frick

Andrew Carnegie rose to fame when he...

Built the first bridge over the Mississippi with steel

Carnegie's inspiration lied in that he...

Saw the future of America rely on cheap steel

The Homestad Strike ended when...

Frick got Mercinnaries to enforce order, ending in 16 deaths

Carnegie's empire almost collapsed when...

Rockefeller bought an iron mine and sold it to others cheap

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1
Cornelius Vanderbilt was a rober baron of...
Whale Fishing
Railroads
Banking
Steel
2
Who was the primary cause to the end of the age of Robber Barons?
William McKinley
Henry Ford
John Pierpont Morgan
Theodore Roosevelt
3
At his peak, John D Rockefeller accounted for how much of the national economy?
1.5%
.125%
.5%
1%
4
How did Rockefeller react when Pennsylvainia Railroad refused to transport his oil to NYC?
Approached Vanderbilt to transport Kerosene on his lines
Blow up a competitor's refinery that the line did transport
He built a pipeline to pump kerosene to the city for free
Approached Carnegie to get steel to build his own railroad
5
What was the name of Rockefeller's company?
Standard Oil
US Oil
Ohio Kerosene Company
Rockefeller Kerosene
6
Before moving east to start in the Railroads, where was and what did Vanderbilt do?
South Carolina- Rice Farming
New York- Stock Broking
New Zealand- Mass Shepherding
California- Oceangoing transport ferries
7
Who crushed Vanderbilt's empire?
Rockefeller by building pipelines
Carnegie by cutting off steel production to build new lines
His son, by starting a new company that offered cheaper fees
Morgan by funding Vanderbilt's competitors
8
What did standard oil garuntee to its customers that made it stand out and be successful?
Highest energy contained to produce more light than others
Uniform quality of the fluid which lessened risky explosions
Lower vaporization point so it was less pollutant to theair
Clean, dolphin friendly process which assured green quality
9
Where was Rockefeller's company originated?
New York
Texas
Tennessee
Ohio
10
John D Rockefeller gained a monopoly of
Oil process from extraction to consumption
Steel Production
Sheep milking
Oil Refineries
11
This man was from an immigrant family from Scottland
John D Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
J P Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
12
Cornelius Vanderbilt's nickname was...
The Comodore
The Iron Horse
The Conductor
The Shepherd of Fire
13
What is "Morganisation"?
Becoming Rich through acquisition of stocks
Marrying a widow
Elimination of competition by maximizing profits
Investing in new ideas that may make you rich
14
What was the main economic drive of the oil business at the time?
Whale oil became too rare and expensive everday lighting use
Oil was used to create plastics to replace glassware
A healthy butter was needed, hence margarine oil was needed
Oil was refined into gasoline for the new automobiles
15
What is the art of "Robber Baroning"?
Sheep milking
Buying out opponents in the market.
Using uncanny ways to beating competitors to buy them out
Jumping on a train and stealing all the Gold!!!
16
At his death, what was Vanderbilt's net worth (in 2015 currency)?
$901,892,992
$1,643,877,201
$327,466,002
$2,325,421,875
17
J P Morgan was born to...
A family of poor factory workers
A Family of New Zealand Shepherds
A Family of rich Bankers
A family of rich railroad monopolists
18
J P Morgan originally invested in what major inventor?
Nikola Tesla
Henry Ford
Thomas Edison
Milton Hershey
19
J P Morgan associated with what new and risky business?
Nuclear energy
Electricity
Gasoline
Mass Shepherding
20
At his death, about how much was John D Rockefeller worth? (2015 currency)
$440,000,000,000
$1,000,000,000,000
$.670,000,000,000
$660,000,000,000
21
Historians believe that the single worst mistake Carnegie made was...
Hiring and putting full support in manager Henry Frick
Using Standard Oil Kerosene as fuel for the furnaces
Buying stock is New Zealand Mass Shepherding
Insulting J P Morgan's mother to his face
22
Andrew Carnegie rose to fame when he...
Invented the Bessemer Process of steel refining
Built the world's first skyscraper over 200ft with steel
Built the first bridge over the Mississippi with steel
Invented Carbon Steel
23
Carnegie's inspiration lied in that he...
Wanted to beat Rockefeller in net worth
Wanted to feed his poor Irish family fresh strawberries
Saw the future of America rely on cheap steel
Wanted to build a completely steel Polo Stadium
24
What Trust was the last to fall to Roosevelt?
Standard Oil
Hudson River Rail
US Steel
JP Morgan & Co
25
At its peak, Standard Oil controlled how much of the nation's oil?
90%
75%
50%
60%
26
Which modern oil company did not that originate from Standard Oil's breakup?
Chevron
British Petroleum
ExxonMobil
Pennzoil
27
What technology company did JP Morgan found?
Kraft Foods
General Electric
3M
Apple Inc
28
Which was not an industry in Morgan's sphere of influence?
Railroads
Panama Canal
Mass Shepherding
Steel
29
The Homestad Strike ended when...
The strikers gave up because they couldn't afford more food
Frick died by falling in a furnace
Frick got Mercinnaries to enforce order, ending in 16 deaths
Frick was assassinated
30
Carnegie's empire almost collapsed when...
Rockefeller bought an iron mine and sold it to others cheap
Morgan started producing steel
Rockefeller tried to light Carnegie's house on fire
Vanderbilt stopped shipping Carnegie's steel
31
In 1901, Morgan bought out US Steel for the ridiculous amount of (2015 Currency)
$13,700,000,000
$2,000,000,000
$5,000,000,000
$19,000,000,000,000

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