Railroads
U.S. Government hired __________ and Central Pacific Railway Companys to extend railways across the United States.
Union Pacific
Workers on Railroad were mainly immigrants from these two countries.
China and Ireland
When people think that society should do as little as possible to interfere with people's pursuit of success and the fittest should win out, this is an example of Social________________________
Darwinism
This time period saw a re-organization of work, meaning the introduction of the A_______ L_________ , which made Mass Production possible.
Assembly Line
New technology allows ______ production to increase what can be produced.
Mass
The _______ _______ Act of 1862 made a railroad across the west a priority of the US Government.
Pacific Railway
Trains schedules created all kinds of trouble with time. This Invention from 1883 fixed the issues, what was it?
National System of Time Zones
To have complete control of a product or service in business is called a _____________?
Monopoly
During this time period, describe working conditions in a US Factory.
Dangerous and unhealthy
Low wages
Could lose a finger or another body part
Dusty hot/cold respiratory conditions
This invention, created by John Roebling and finished by his son Washington Roebling, connected Manhattan to Brooklyn year round.
Brooklyn Bridge
This company started building the railroad in Sacramento, CA with the hopes of meeting Union Pacific in the middle somewhere.
Central Pacific
How many total time zones does the USA have?
Five
One of the effects of Social Darwinism was government didn't _________ Or ___________ businesses.
Tax or Regulate
In Management vs. Labor each side had tools to use. Management had these people who would cross the picket line and work when union workers were on strike. These workers were called "_____"
Scabs
Bessemer Process was important to the invention of what?
Steel
The two railroad companies met in Promontory, Utah to drive the “______ _____” on May 10, 1869
Golden Spike
Became crucial to the U.S. economy – _________ costs dropped drastically.
Shipping
Separate companies placed under a single managing board – Board of trustees is called a ________?
Trust
Labor unions were created to protect the interests of these people.
Factory workers or workers
Henry Bessemer and _________ Kelly, were the inventors of the Bessemer process.
William
The Union Pacific Railroad started building in this Nebraska City.
Omaha
According to the Power point the railroad hurt two groups of Americans economically. Name one of the two groups.
Native Americans and Farmers
This owner of Standard Oil Co. eventually owned all oil companies in US and invented horizontal consolidation in business.
John D. Rockefeller
How the AF of L
Would Help Workers across the country. Name one way.
Catered to the skilled worker.
Represented workers in matters of national legislation.
Maintained a national strike fund.
Prevented disputes among the many craft unions.
Mediated disputes between management and labor.
This tycoon who benefited the most from the invention of steel wrote the book "Gospel of Wealth" and gave away $ 350,000,000 when he died.
Andrew Carnegie