Steele
Who became the most important steel manufacturer in the nation?
Andrew Carnegie
What was another big business after the war?
Oil
What did some workers do to demand their company make changes?
Went on strike.
What new challenges did businesses face after war?
Employers needed to make sure that all the workers would get paid and that supplies reached the right places.
What is racial discrimination?
Treating people unjustly because of their skin color.
What other reasons then work did people have for coming to the city?
To shop
What was oil used for?
To light lamps; to lubricate machinery.
What did workers who went on strike unite to form?
Labor unions
What else changed as a result of the changes in business?
Schools
Where did most of the immigrants come from?
Southern and Eastern Europe.
What did Carnegie’s workers like about working for him?
Carnegie listened to his workers, worked them only 8 hours a day, and paid them every two weeks.
What type of oil was used before the war?
Whale oil
What did labor unions do?
Helped unite workers, set up strikes, and made deals with companies
What did businesses want schools to train men to do?
Work in businesses
How did most companies treat their workers at this time?
They worked them from sunup to sundown and paid the workers once a month
What business spread because of Carnegie’s work in steel?
Railroads
Who was the most important man in the oil business?
John D. Rockefeller
Why did farmers create the Granger movement?
They wanted to change laws to favor themselves; wanted government to force railroads and warehouses to charge them less money; wanted the government to print more paper money
Before the war, what did colleges train men to be?
Leaders in communities
How did some Christians view the coming of immigrants?
As a great missions opportunity
How was Carnegie able to make steel for less?
When prices for goods dropped, he bought what he needed to produce a lot of steel. When times were good, he could make more steel for less money.
Why was it important to find new oil to use?
They had killed all of the whales close to them.
What types of transportation were used in the cities?
Subway, electric-powered streetcars, busses, and trains.
Why did some people need to live near their work?
They could not afford to use streetcars or trains to travel to work
Who lived farther out from the center of the city?
Middle-class people.