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