Question 1

Andrew Carnegie invented the process that enabled a dramatic increase in steel production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The first transcontinental railroad was completed at Promontory Summit, Utah.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Cornelius Vanderbilt made most of his money in railroads.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Compare the aims and achievements of the Knights of Labor, the American Federation of Labor, and the Industrial Workers of the World. What common ground do they share? What factors help explain their differences?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare the aims and achievements of the...

Question 5

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-J. Pierpont Morgan

Accepted Answer

A) founded Standard Oil 
B) was president of the Homestead Steel Works 
C) led the Knights of Labor 
D) wrote "The Gospel of Wealth" 
E) was a presidential candidate of the Socialist Party of America
F)founded a mail-order business
G)coined the phrase "social dynamite"
H)organized the Workingmen's Party of California
I)was a labor organizer executed for murder
J)consolidated the steel industry into the United States Steel Corporation

Exam 17: Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

Andrew Carnegie invented the process that enabled a dramatic increase in steel production.

The first transcontinental railroad was completed at Promontory Summit, Utah.

Cornelius Vanderbilt made most of his money in railroads.

Compare the aims and achievements of the Knights of Labor, the American Federation of Labor, and the Industrial Workers of the World. What common ground do they share? What factors help explain their differences?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -J. Pierpont Morgan