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What was the unintended consequence of Andrew Carnegie GOSPEL OF WEALTH
a) Carnegie died poor
b) J.P. Morgan nearly monopolized the nation's railroads
c) Rich no longer feel the need to donate to charity
d) Scots Irish are the richest cultural group in the USA

Which best describes John D Rockefeller
a) Evil businessman
b) Cut throat businessman
c) Unfair monopolistic robber baron
d) an innovative entrepreneur

Bascially, Rockefeller could charge low prices because he found many uses for a barrel of oil, where as his competitors could only make money off a small portion of a barrel of oil (kerosene).
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Which was NOT a new product from oil that was discovered by Rockefeller and his scientists?
a) Gasoline
b) Paint
c) Vaseline
d) Kerosene

Rockefeller monopolized the oil industry through innovation (better shipping methods and not wasting oil)
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Rockefeller monopolized the oil industry by SIMPLY LOWERING PRICES
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Who monopolized the oil refining industry?
a) Andrew Carnegie
b) John D. Rockefeller
c) Dale Carnegie
d) Cornelius Vanderbilt

Controlling ALL of one part of production
a) Horizontal Integration
b) Vertical Integration
c) Diagonal Intergration
d) Competition

Andrew Carnegie: If you make a bunch of money, you should give it away or spend it to help people
a) Welfare
b) Gospel of Wealth
c) Tithing
d) Largesse

Who vertically integrated the Steel Making Process
a) Andrew Carnegie
b) J.P. Morgan
c) John D Rockefeller
d) Cornelius Vanderbilt

Which of the following wass NOT a part of Carnegie;s vertical integration (monopoly) of the steel industry?
a) control of transporation
b) control of the bessemer process
c) control of mining
d) control of oil refining

Control all parts of production, thus can control price of a product
a) horizontal integration
b) vertical integration
c) diagonal monoply
d) communism

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