Question

Match each inventor or industrialist with the description that best matches each achievement.
John D. Rockefeller
Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
Alexander Graham Bell
Andrew Carnegie
recognized as the inventor of the phonograph; later received a patent for the incandescent light bulb
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made extensive use of the moving assembly line; made automobiles affordable for working class Americans
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noted for making the Standard Oil Company into a monopoly and for his ruthless business practices
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credited with the invention of the telephone; also noted for his work with the deaf
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used innovative businesses practices and manufacturing techniques to revolutionize the steel industry
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Answer 1

- John D. Rockefeller — noted for making the Standard Oil Company into a monopoly and for his ruthless business practices
- Thomas Edison — recognized as the inventor of the phonograph; later received a patent for the incandescent light bulb
- Henry Ford — made extensive use of the moving assembly line; made automobiles affordable for working-class Americans
- Alexander Graham Bell — credited with the invention of the telephone; also noted for his work with the deaf
- Andrew Carnegie — used innovative business practices and manufacturing techniques to revolutionize the steel industry