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CH 20- Big Business
CH 20- Big Business
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1
Robber barons are viewed by history as
negitive
positive
I'm not sure because I didn't take any notes and don't study
neutral
2
Which of these were NOT government incentives to start a business?
fair pay for workers
lack of federal restrictions
protective tarrifs
strict Human Resource guidelines
3
What company is Alexander Graham Bell credited with starting?
AT&T
US Steel
Ford Motor Company
Apple
4
What % of stock is needed for a entrepreneur to hold to keep creative control of his corporation?
90%
51%
49%
10%
5
Who was hired by Carnegie to be the
villain
with US Steel?
Henry Frick
Tom Scott
Jay Gould
John Cena
6
What was the concern with the use of Kerosene in the early 1900's?
pretty to look at
poisonous
flammable
expensive
7
What does it mean for one group to have exclusive control of a product or service?
Corporation
Trust
Monopoly
Injunction
8
What was the most legitimate tool workers had in the face of big business?
collectivebargaining
acts of violence
labor unions
protests
9
"Modern America" will be built using steel to create __________.
bridges
buildings
all of these
railroads
10
An arrangement grouping several companies together to control the product AND its means to market is called a
monopoly
pool
consolidation
trust
11
In which state did the Wright Bros first achieve flight?
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
12
What do we credit Henry Ford with inventing
interchangeable parts
assembly line
automobile
automatic transmission
13
What are people called who invest in corporations by buying stock?
day trader
stockholder
invester
shareholder
14
What are people called who start businesses?
idiots
investos
entrepreneurs
robberbaron
15
Human Resources needed to focus on assisting what class of worker?
minorities
children
none of these
wage
16
What does the refinement of Kerosene allow citizens the ability to do?
design cool lamps
sell flammable liquid
able to work longer hours
"make bank bro!"
17
What was the town that was destroyed by the flood at Frick's hunting club?
Jamestown
Jonestown
Smallville
Wentzville
18
How much of his wealth did Carnegie give away upon his death?
90%
32%
50%
77%
19
Which was NOT a reason behind lack of regulation for business by the government?
Generate tax dollars
Create labor unions
Job opportunities
Promote economic growth
20
Which legislation was a response to the public’s frustration with trusts and monopolies?
Industrial Business Act
MonopoliesAct
TrustAct
ShermanAnti-Trust Act
21
What is the name given to the super-structure Vanderbilt creates in NYC?
Empire State Building
Grand Central Station
Gateway Arch
Carnegie Hall
22
What is Ranger Bryson's new job?
Walmart
under arrest in Mexico
leading tours at Daniel Boone Home
Digging up dinosaurs in Texas
23
How did Vanderbilt originally make his fortune?
bridges
shipping vessels
railroads
oil
24
Whom is the Vice President in 1900?
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
William McKenley
25
Andrew Carnegie got his start working with his mentor, _________.
Vince McMahon
John D. Rockefeller
Tom Scott
Jay Gould
26
Early railroad tracks were made of ______
lead
iron
steel
zinc
27
Which inventor created the filament that illuminated the lightbulb?
Thomas Edison
George Washington Carver
JP Morgan
Albert Gram Bell
28
Please explain who this person is and what is his the name that his mother gave him. or her.
Cornelius Vanderbuilt
Andrew Carnegie
Theodore Roosevelt
John D. Rockefeller
29
What economic principal did Rockefeller use by CREATING Standard Oil?
marketing
refining
producing
shipping
30
Railroad expansion helped industry expand into
overseas markets
the East
the West
New England