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1
Using a machine to replace human or animal labor is known as
Mechanization
Urbanization
Segregation
Industrialization
2
Which of the following is NOT an example of a specialized industry?
Restaurant Industry
Meat Packing Industry
Automobile Industry
Steel Industry
3
In which area was the textile industry located?
Midwest
Detroit
Northwest
New England
4
Who used the assembly line as a way to lower the cost on automobile production?
John D. Rockefeller
Henry Ford
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
5
Because of mechanization on the farm, Americans moved from rural areas to __________areas.
mountainous
country
farm
urban
6
Where was the automobile industry located?
Detroit
Chicago
San Antonio
Pittsburgh
7
Chicago is to the meat packing industry as Detroit is to the
textile industry
automobile
steel industry
oil industry
8
The invention of electric lighting and telephone service increased
westward expansion
ruralization
immigration
industrial growth
9
Which statement below is supported by the information in the graph?
Immigrants from Europe settled in the rural areas.
Urban population grew because people left rural areas.
By1920, more people lived in urban areas than in rural.
Since1860, rural areas declined while urban areas grew.
10
Steel manufacturing was located in which region of the United States?
Pacific
Southeast
Midwest
Northeast
11
After the Civil War,the U.S. became a/an _________________ nation.
Industrial
Agricultural
Technological
Service Oriented
12
Eastern Factories in the 1800s were mainly located near
areas with large populations
areas with large farms
rural areas
coastal areas
13
How did the use of machines impact farm life?
A. Reducedproduction & reduced the need for labor
A. Reducedproduction & increased the need for labor
A. Increasedproduction & increased the need for labor
A. Increasedproduction & decreased the need for labor
14
Whose speech machine forever changed communication?
Gustavus Swift
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
George Westinghous
15
Which answer could BEST complete the graphic organizer?
Telegraph
Phonograph
Electric Lighting
Telephone
16
Who established a monopoly in the oil business?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Ford
17
Where was the steel industry located?
New England
Chicago
Detroit
Pittsburgh
18
Who worked to consolidate the railroad and shipping industries?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Ford
19
Which answer would BEST complete the chart?
Captains of Industry
Advertisements
Lower Cost Production
Development of Inventions
20
Whose inventions of the electrical power plant lead to the growth of industry?
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
James Watts
Horatio Alger
21
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the rise of big business?
Ways of lower-cost production were created
Labor Unions were created.
Advertising was used to promote products.
Captains of Industry
22
How did the assembly line affect the automobile industry?
Factories became safer for workers.
The quality of cars improved and prices rose.
More people could afford cars.
Mass production of cars was no longer possible.
23
Where was the meatpacking industry located?
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Detroit
New England
24
Who became the leader of the steel industry in the US.during the late 1800s and early 1900s?
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Ford
Cornelius Vanderbilt
25
"I will build a car for the great multitude." Which captain industry would have said this?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Henry Ford
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie