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