World History Quiz 2 - Industrial Revolution in the United States

Early European factors that led to the birth of industry were:

- monasteries - the Crusades - early capitalism

telephone =

Bell

Tom Thumb =

Cooper

The United States' first national road was called the ___________________ Road.

Cumberland

sewing machine =

Howe

improved road construction =

McAdam

steam engine =

Watt

airplane =

Wright

Name two sources of power available to industry by the early 1900s.

- water - steam

oil well =

Drake

light bulb =

Edison

The European nation taking the lead in industry was:

England

Stockholders chose directors and enforced company policies. True or False?

False

The world-wide change from manual labor to machines was called the (, , , ) Revolution. ________________

Industrial

At the time of the Civil War, the Northern economy was _________________ , but the Southern economy was largely __________________

Industrial, agricultural

reaping machine =

McCormick

Factories were first powered by water and later by steam. True or False?

True

Ford's assembly-line production greatly reduced cost per unit. True or False?

True

Major goals of corporations were to eliminate competition and to increase profits. True or False?

True

The system of standardized parts made possible the replacing of broken or worn parts instead of replacing the whole product. True or False?

True

standardized parts =

Whitney

The main investors in the early industry of the United States were New England =

businessmen

The merging of several businesses into one is called a(n) =

consolidation

The exclusive control of a product by a business is called a(n) _________________ of that product.

monopoly

Corporations found success in using:

- superior production methods - disciplined organization and management - modern machinery

Early American industry was given a boost by: 1. war 2. the Embargo Act 3. new production methods 4. corporations stifling competition 5. transportation and communication improvements 6. new power sources

1, 2, 3, 5 and 6

Measures controlling the practices of corporations included: 1. consolidation 2. the Clayton Antitrust Act 3. the antitrust laws 4. labor laws 5. the Federal Trade Commission

2, 3, 4, and 5

transatlantic cable =

Field

assembly-line production =

Ford

the Clermont =

Fulton