Technology
Thomas Edison lit up the world with this invention in 1879
Light Bulb
What is the exclusive control or possession of a whole industry
Monopoly
Reasons unions formed and went on strikes
Increase wages
Better Hours
Safer conditions
Pioneer of the steel industry, famous for Vertical Integration
Andrew Carnegie
This invention brought fresh water and sanitation to urban areas
Sewers
This was a ban on people from a group of people coming to America
Chinese Exclusion
A serious economic depression where 600 banks and 15,000 businesses closed, with 4 million jobs lost.
Panic of 1893
Pioneer of the oil industry, combined companies into Standard Oil Trust
John D. Rockefeller
Invention that allowed messages to be sent quickly over long distances.
Telegraph
A number of workers, states and etc joined together for a common purpose
A Union
Series of protests and strikes in U.S. where laborers sabotaged trains and caused millions of dollars of damage
The Great Upheaval
Bought Carnegie steel and merged businesses to become the largest business in the world.
J.P. Morgan
This invention replaced horse-drawn carriages and was cheap to make/buy
Ford Model T
A combination of companies or businesses under one board.
trust
Name of Andrew Carnegie's article that stated God gave the wealthy skills and a responsibility to share their wealth with the needy.
Gospel of Wealth
Someone who became wealthy from exploiting workers or by receiving preferential government treatment
Robber Baron
The process of making steel cheaper and easier.
Bessemer Process
When a group of workers refuse to work. This is meant to show their employer how valuable they are
A Strike
Theory that only people who had skills would be successful and those who did not would fail. Did not support social welfare or safety laws.
Social Darwinism
This Congress act was designed to break monopolies but failed due to undefined terms.