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Why were scabs unpopular with striking workers during the late 1800s?
They were workers used to break strikes.
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Where did 146 female workers die in a fire?
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
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What invention allowed manufacturers tobuild their factories away from rivers?
Electricity
100
Which of the following did Social Darwinism discourage?
a. hard work b. industrialization c. government regulation d. the accumulation of wealth
100
"Give it here, Malfoy, or I'll knock you off your broom!"
Harry Potter
200
Why was Pullman, Illinois an unusual town?
It was built by a company to house its workers.
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What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the 1800s?
New methods of making steel
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What was the goal of the Interstate Commerce Act?
To lower the excessive railroad rates.
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This person created trusts and was criticized as a robber baron while serving as head of the Standard Oil Company.
John D Rockefeller
200
"I'll be back."
Terminator
300
This person invented the typewriter.
Christopher Sholes
300
This person was the first to successfully use a steam engine to remove oil from beneath the earth's surface.
Edwin L Drake
300
This person ran the American Railway Union and later ran for president several times as a socialist.
Eugene V Debs
300
Scottish immigrant who made a fortune in steel and donated most of his profits.
Andrew Carnegie
300
If you ain't first, you're last. You know, you know what I'm talkin' about? That phrase is trademarked not to be used without permission from ____
Talladega Nights The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
400
Organized coal miners, their wives, and their children to fight for better working conditions.
Mary Harris "mother" Jones
400
Perfected the incandescent light bulb, created an electrical power system, and organized power plants.
Thomas Alva Edison
400
Developed a cheap and effective manufacturing process for making steel.
Henry Bessemer
400
Opened the way for worldwide communications with the invention of the telephone.
Alexander Graham Bell
400
"My Mama always said, 'Life was like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get.'"
Forrest Guuu - uump
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He was a railroad car mogul who built a town to house his employees.
George Pullman
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Why was America a great place for the Industrial Revolution to take place?`
We had all the resources and also land, labor and capital.
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What is a philanthropist?
Someone who donates their money to worthy causes.
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