Railroads
True or False: The railroads allowed American industry to expand into the western part of the country
True
True or False: The telephone and the telegraph greatly improved communication over a distance and further unified the nation.
True
What is the term used for combining two or more companies into one?
Merger
Dangerous, crowded urban factories where workers toiled were called
Sweatshops
What did railroad barons form based on secret agreements to divide up business amongst themselves?
Pools
Who invented the lightbulb?
Who made his fortune from oil?
John D. Rockefeller
What is the name of a court order to stop a labor union from striking?
injunction
What did large railroad companies offer as incentives for their biggest customers?
rebates
Who was responsible for creating the assembly line?
Henry Ford
True or False: Carnegie's steel company became powerful through horizontal integration.
False, he used vertical integration. (Rockefeller used horizontal integration)
Which union used secrecy to prevent members from losing their jobs?
Knights of Labor
How were railroad barons created?
By consolidating many small companies
Lewis Latimer did not invent, but he did vastly improve the
lightbulb
What is a trust?
A group of companies managed by a single board of trustees.
Demands for safer working environments grew after
the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company
Why did the US Attorney General Richard Olney order an injunction?
To stop the Pullman Strike
Who invented the typewriter?
Christopher Sholes
What did businesses need to buy raw materials, to pay workers, and to cover shipping and advertising costs?
Capital
What does AFL stand for?
American Federation of Labor