Question

Which of the following was a direct result of the growth of the railroad industry?

improvements in electric power

increased number of labor unions

increased settlement in the West

increased use of scientific management

Answer 1

I am pretty sure it is C) Increased settlement in the West. I will research it for you to check!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Yupp! C is the right answer! http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20121105055854AAvRJ1t

Answer 4

How did railroad technology improve profits for companies?

It resulted in faster and cheaper long-distance shipping.

It encouraged the concentration of industry in the East.

It made the cost of goods from the West less competitive.

It allowed workers to transfer from company to company.

Answer 5

A) it resulted in faster and cheaper long-distance shipping

Answer 6

Which of the following shows a similarity in the business practices of John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie?

Both formed important steel companies.

Both relied on horizontal integration.

Both tried to control competition to increase profits.

Both created holding companies to buy up other companies.

Answer 7

Which of the following is an example of vertical integration?

purchasing competitors

purchasing suppliers

informally agreeing on prices

buying stock in competing companies

Answer 8

C) Both tried to control competition to increase profits.

Answer 9

B) Purchasing suppliers

Answer 10

thank you

Answer 11

Anytime!