Question

1. Choose three items that represent a common description of John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie.
A) steel industry
B) bought their way into elected office.
C) sometimes classified as "Robber Barons"
D) gave away huge portions of their wealth to charity
E) oversaw the creation of trusts/monopolies in the late 1800s


2. What was the effect of the Bessemer Process on the United States?
A) It created a greater dependency on the slave trade.
B) It led to the technological development of the nuclear bomb used to end World War II.
C) It led to the immediate development of the airplane that improved international transportation.
D) It allowed for the creation of vast amounts of railroad tracks, improved ships, and led to the development of skyscrapers.


3. Which invention had the effect of ending the era of the "long drives" of the late 19th century?
A) barbed wire
B) paved roads
C) the cotton gin
D) the refrigerated box car

Answer 1

1. The three items that represent a common description of John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie are:
C) sometimes classified as "Robber Barons"
D) gave away huge portions of their wealth to charity
E) oversaw the creation of trusts/monopolies in the late 1800s

2. The effect of the Bessemer Process on the United States was:
D) It allowed for the creation of vast amounts of railroad tracks, improved ships, and led to the development of skyscrapers.

3. The invention that had the effect of ending the era of the "long drives" of the late 19th century was:
A) barbed wire