People

Question 1

Andrew Carnegie

Answer 1

I am a wealthy industrialist who vertically integrated US Steel, drove out the competition and became one of the richest men in America

Question 2

Henry Bessemer

Answer 2

I invented the process that led to the efficient mass production of steel

Question 3

Thomas Edison

Answer 3

I developed the electric light bulb, the modern research laboratory, the phonograph, the destapone, the mimeograph and many, many more useful things. I created over 1000 patents in my life time

Question 4

Samuel Compers

Answer 4

American Federation of Labor

Question 5

Alexander Grand Bell

Answer 5

I invented the telephone, a device that allowed business to be conducted across long distance

Question 6

Edwin Drake

Answer 6

I drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania (PA) launching a nation-wide oil boom

Question 7

Gustavus Swift

Answer 7

I created the first refrigerated rail car allowing meat to be slaughtered and the transported across long distance

Question 8

John D. Rockefeller

Answer 8

I am a wealthy industrialist who horizontally integrated Standard Oil and used ruthless tactics to shut out the competition