Exercise
Form 1: The Rise of Big Business & Industrialization
Examine the factors behind the expansion of industrialization and the growth of big business. Discover how new industries transformed the American economy.
Questions
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What was a major cause of the Second Industrial Revolution in the United States?
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Which type of business organization raises capital by selling stock to investors?
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How did railroads contribute to the growth of big business in late 19th-century America?
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Which invention made mass production of steel cheaper and quicker?
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People who purchase shares of ownership in a business corporation are known as what?
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What is a monopoly?
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Which of the following was a direct result of industrialization in the United States?
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Which factor strongly supported the rapid expansion of American industry in the 1800s?
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What is a business trust?
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Why were large corporations often able to drive smaller businesses out of market competition?
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Which communication technology helped nationwide businesses coordinate their operations during the late 1800s?
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Which inventor established a famous research laboratory at Menlo Park and commercialized the incandescent light bulb?