Industrialization and Gilded Age Figures Quiz
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#1
Who is often credited as the inventor of the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
Alexander Graham Bell
George Westinghouse
#2
Which industry was most significantly impacted by the Bessemer Process during the Gilded Age?
Textile industry
Steel industry
Automobile industry
Oil industry
#3
Which industrialist was known as the 'Wizard of Menlo Park'?
Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
Alexander Graham Bell
George Westinghouse
#4
Who invented the telephone?
Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
Alexander Graham Bell
George Westinghouse
#5
Who was known as the 'Robber Baron' of the steel industry during the Gilded Age?
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
#6
Which industrialist was the founder of Standard Oil Company?
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
Henry Ford
#7
Which railroad company was responsible for the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States?
Union Pacific Railroad
Central Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
#8
Who was the founder of the American steel industry?
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
#9
Who authored the book 'The Gospel of Wealth,' which discussed the responsibilities of the wealthy during the Gilded Age?
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
Henry Ford
#10
Which industrialist was associated with the phrase 'survival of the fittest' during the Gilded Age?
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
Henry Ford
#11
Who was the co-founder of the Standard Oil Company along with John D. Rockefeller?
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Ford
J.P. Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
#12
Who was the financier and banker who played a significant role in shaping modern corporate finance?
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
Henry Ford
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