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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In __________, Carnegie has the most modern operation.
(a) 1880.
(b) 1879.
(c) 1875.
(d) 1878.
2. Carnegie forces another _____________ partners out until only Schwab survives, while bringing in "young geniuses" who prove their merit on cost sheets.
(a) Eleven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Thirteen.
3. Phipps buys flue-cinder at fifty cents a ton and sells puddle-cinder at ________ per ton to improve Lucy furnace product and save money.
(a) $2.50.
(b) $3.50.
(c) $0.50.
(d) $1.50.
4. The mill site is strategically situated _______________ where the Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio railroad and river transportation system is readily available, nearby the coal fields.
(a) At the Ohio River.
(b) At the Potomac.
(c) At the Allegheny.
(d) At the Monongahela.
5. Americans in the North have how many years of peace and prosperity as they begin to exploit American markets?
(a) Eight.
(b) Nine.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.
Short Answer Questions
1. A second dimension necessary to effect this integration is the implementation of what system?
2. Beginning in 1872, Carnegie focuses on the single project of his steel-rail rolling mill that is completed in _________.
3. Carnegie pressures management and Frick resigns again. Is his resignation accepted?
4. Schwab cuts $500,000 in costs at Homestead by __________________ and replacing skilled labor with machines and unskilled workers.
5. The Cyclops and Union Mills merger reduces time and labor cost of moving material and eliminates middlemen by _________ integration.
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe American steel companies between 1870 and 1900.
2. What happens when Carnegie goes to Scotland?
3. Describe Duqesne Steel.
4. How does Carnegie benefit from cutting costs?
5. What venture is formed between Tom Miller and Carnegie?
6. Describe Carnegie's replacement of equipment.
7. How does Carnegie rely on the McCallum system?
8. What does the entrepreneurial Carnegie begin in 1872? Describe his work at this time.
9. Describe the firm and the new mill.
10. Describe the seven years of peace and prosperity in the North.
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