Question

rise of big business & technological innovation

1. how did the expansion of railroads directly impact the steel industry in the

late 1800s?
a. it decreased the need for steel.
b. it created a massive demand for steel for tracks and bridges.
c. it led to the decline of steel production.
d. it had no significant effect on the steel industry.

1. john d. rockefeller built a monopoly with his company, standard oil, by

controlling which part of the oil business?
a. drilling for oil
b. selling gasoline to car owners
c. refining oil into kerosene and other products
d. building oil pipelines across the ocean

1. which invention most directly allowed factories to operate at night and

businesses to stay open later?
a. the telegraph
b. the telephone
c. the bessemer process
d. the electric light bulb

1. andrew carnegie was a powerful industrialist who dominated which

major industry?
a. railroads
b. steel
c. finance
d. shipping
immigration and its impact
directions: fill in the blanks with the correct terms.

1. immigrants arriving from europe on the east coast were processed at _____________ island, while immigrants

from asia on the west coast were processed at _____________ island.

1. the influx of immigrants in the late 19th century provided a large and willing source of _____________ for

americas rapidly growing factories and industries.

1. new communication technologies like the telegraph and _____________ transformed american business

and daily life by enabling instant long - distance communication.

Explanation:

1. Railroads needed steel for tracks and bridges, so expansion increased demand.
2. Rockefeller controlled oil - refining (Standard Oil).
3. Electric light bulb allowed night - time operation.
4. Andrew Carnegie was a steel magnate.
5. Ellis Island for European immigrants (East Coast), Angel Island for Asian (West Coast).
6. Immigrants provided labor for industries.
7. Telegraph and telephone enabled instant long - distance communication.

Answer:

1. B. It created a massive demand for steel for tracks and bridges.
2. C. Refining oil into kerosene and other products
3. D. The electric light bulb
4. B. Steel
5. Ellis; Angel
6. Labor
7. Telephone