The Unites States was considered an _____________ society before we became an industrial one.
What is Agricultural or agrarian
100
Who invented the lightbulb? (hint:he didn't really do it)
Who is Thomas Edison
100
What is it called when a company controls the entire market for a specific industry
What is a monopoly
100
What is the Government stance on workers rights?
generally Anti-labor in this period
100
what are groups of organized workers known as
What are Labor Unions
200
People moved from the rural places to _______ places
What is Urban (AKA Cities)
200
what kind of engine did trains run on?
What is the steam engine
200
who controlled the oil industry
Who is JOHN D ROCKEFELLER
200
When unions or workers negotiate with the factory owners over wages and working conditions this is known as:
What is Collective Bargaining
200
Name a specific event dealing with worker-employer relations
What is Haymarket Riot, Homestead Strike, Pullman Strike
300
Farmers suffered hard economic times in the late 1800’s due to:
High Cost of Shipping
high interest rates from banks
Increased costs
300
What invention led to the creation of the worlds first automobiles and aeroplanes?
What is the internal combustion engine
300
Who is the STEEL KING
Who is Andrew Carnegie
300
the concepts of struggle for existence and survival of the fittest to justify social policies and big business and monopolies.
What is Social Darwinism
300
What problems did workers face in the workplace?
list as many as possible
Low wages, Long Hours, Unsafe working conditions, and child labor
400
What made it cheaper to ship goods across the country
What is the Transcontinental Railroad
400
What are the three types of communications that were "invented"
What is the Telegraph, Telephone, and the Transatlantic cable
400
What were people such as JP Morgan, Vanderbilt, and Rockefeller called? (hint: its negative)
What are Robber Barons
400
Andrew Carnegie believed that the wealthy entrepreneur must assume the responsibility of distributing his fortune in a way that it will be put to good use, and not wasted on frivolous expenditure.
What is Gospel of Wealth
400
What kind of tactics did Management use to deal with strikes?
What is Lockouts, Strike-breakers, blacklists
500
What circumstances allowed the second industrial revolution to happen? name 2 of 4
What is
Natural Resources
1st industrial Revolution
Government
North winning the Civil War
500
What is the name of the process used to refine steel from iron?
What is the Bessemer Process
500
The act of donating huge sums of money to humanity (charity)
What is philanthropy
500
When Government does not interfere or regulate business this is known as
What is Laissez-Faire
500
What tactics did the Labor movement use?
What is Collective Bargaining
Strikes
Pickets
Close Shop (sit-ins)