Rise of Big Business

What is a trust?

An organization of businesses to keep prices at a stable level is called a ______

How many patents were issued in the 1990's?

What does GNP stand for?

In 1913 the United States was responsible for what percentage of the world's manufacturing?

Between 1860 and 1910 the population...

What was the main ideology of the industrial era?

Which amendment abolished slavery?

The Steam Revolution was between what years?

What was Thomas Edison's nickname?

The first oil well was in what state?

What did a holding company allow businesses to do?

Horizontal integration is...........

What percent of the population worked in industry in the early 1800's?

People can buy _____ or part ownership in another company

How many patents were issued in the United States during the 1790's?

In 1918, most of the billionaires are in what field?

Craft workers, who had special skills, formed what type of union?

Who wrote the Principles of Scientific Management?

What is a tariff?

The North wanted tariffs to be high because________________

Who invented the Model T?

In 1880 the United States was responsible for what percentage of the world's manufacturing?

Where were most the natural resources located in the United States?

Three types of businesses are ______, partnerships, and corporations.

What else is needed for Rapid Industrialization?

The rise in the value of money is called what?

Which one is not needed to industrialize?

In the 1900, billionaires were mostly in what industry?

Who invented the telephone?

The Knights of Labor wanted to use what two methods to meet their demands?

Someone who starts and runs their own business is called what?

According to Laissez Faire, government intervention in business should be to....

Who was the first leader of the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?

What belief stated that, in society, workers and owners would have a power struggle?

Who was the author that talked about the "Protestant work ethic"?

What year did the Interstate Commerce Act pass?

The South wanted tariffs to be___

Which was not an Edison invention?

Profit motive attracted many people to what two major areas?

Who invented the airplane?