Review-The Industrial Revolution

What conclusion can best be drawn from the graph above below?

What is a "patent?"

How did Andrew Carnegie's use of 'vertical consolidation' lead to him running his competitors out of business?

What was the effect of Thomas Edison perfecting the incandescent light bulb on American society?

How did the telephone and telegraph improve society?

Monopolies and trusts were ________ for the common man.

What could be evidence to support the correct answer about monopolies?

.........................Testimony of John D. Rockefeller....................         “I ascribe [credit] the success of Standard to its consistent policy to make the volume of its business large enough through the merits and cheapness of its products. It has spared no expense in finding, securing, and utilizing the best and cheapest methods of manufacture. It has sought for the best superintendents [supervisors] and workmen and paid the best wages.” Is this a primary source or secondary source?

Why did the organization of labor unions in the late 1800s often lead to violence in the United States?

What is an example of socialism?