View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Frick's chairmanship of the Carnegie Company marks a difficult period in its history starting with what strike in 1892 and a four year depression from 1893.
(a) The Homestead Strike.
(b) Postal Worker's Strike.
(c) UPS Workers Strike.
(d) The Pullman Strike.

2. Historically, management of the Carnegie companies resulted in _____ labor difficulties before the Homestead strike.
(a) Quite a few.
(b) Many.
(c) Hundreds of.
(d) Few.

3. Carnegie progresses from rolling rail to rolling structural beams and angles for bridges, skyscrapers, and ________________.
(a) Businesses.
(b) Elevated railroads.
(c) Homes.
(d) Apartments.

4. Carnegie sells _____________ bonds to Junius Morgan in London to complete construction of the Edgar Thomson Works in 1875, and saves 25 percent in costs from the depression.
(a) $400,000.
(b) $40,000.
(c) $4,000.
(d) $4 million.

5. He installs a blast furnace called________ in 1872 to produce 13.361 tons initially and eventually over 100,000 tons annually by maximizing output.
(a) "Luke."
(b) "Lenny."
(c) "Larry."
(d) "Lucy."

Short Answer Questions

1. Frick shares Carnegie's vision and drive but is self-righteous and lacks what?

2. Tom Miller is a _________ man who forms joint ventures with Carnegie in several small investments. They form Freedom Iron Company of Lewiston Pennsylvania in 1861 that Carnegie restructures into Freedom Iron and Steel to retool for the Bessemer process in 1866.

3. As mills become more efficient, the need for raw material continues with deposits from _______________________.

4. Americans in the North have how many years of peace and prosperity as they begin to exploit American markets?

5. Carnegie relies on what system implemented by Thomson and Scott at the railroad to transfer and adapt it to industry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Andrew not help Tom Scott? What are the effects of this decision?

2. What are the benefits of the Cyclops and Union Mills merger?

3. Who is Homestead? How does Carnegie deal with Homestead?

4. What does Carnegie do between 1872 and 1889?

5. How does Carnegie rely on the McCallum system?

6. Describe the economic collapse. How are Carnegie and others affected by it?

7. Describe Captain Bill Jones' management of labor.

8. How is Rockefeller involved in Carnegie's business?

9. What does the entrepreneurial Carnegie begin in 1872? Describe his work at this time.

10. Describe Carnegie's replacement of equipment.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,112 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample