Inventions
What invention was Thomas Edison most famous for
The Light Bulb
Standard Oil was owned by what business man
John D Rockefeller
What did Muckrakers do
Investigate and uncover problems in society.
What President was the first to go after monopolies
Teddy Roosevelt
What is the major way Unions fought for their rights
Strikes
What invention allowed America to rapidly expand west
Steam Trains
Andrew Carengie controlled almost all of the industry
Steel
Ida Tarbell helped get which company broken up
Standard oil
What happened to the first act to limit child labor
It was made unconstitutional
What is the term for many people moving to a city quickly
Urbanization
What business was the first mass producer of cars in America
Ford Motors
Which Big business man enaged in better (less shady) business practices than the rest
Jacob Riis fought for better living conditions in what city
NYC
Which amendment banned the sale of lcohol
THE 18TH
The Knights of Labor are an example of what?
A Union
Who invented the telephone
What helped fill the large need for workers in American cities
Immigrants
What did Margaret Sanger mainly fight for
Increased access to information on birth control and contraceptives
What department was made to protect workers
The department of labor
What group began to immigrate to America in larger numbers during the Industrial Revolution
Eastern Europeans
What Company sold the first telephone
At&t
What act was made to make monopolies illegal, but instead was used to break up Unions
The Sherman AntiTrust act
Ida Wells exposed what problem in America to the general public
Lynching
What did President Woodrow Wilson create that dominated the American banking system even today
The Federal Reserve
The Grange movement was started, but what group of Americans
Farmers