Vocabulary
What is quickly producing large amounts of goods?
mass production
Who was the inventor that created the phonograph & light bulb?
Thomas Edison
Who was the founder of Carnegie Steel?
Andrew Carnegie
What is a labor union?
A group of workers that fight for better working conditions
Why did most of the public avoid unions and union activities?
They mostly didn't want to be associated with violence.
What is when a worker performs 1 task in manufacturing instead of all?
assembly line
Alexander Graham Bell
Who was the founder of the Ford Motor Company?
Henry Ford
What is when workers bargain /discuss conditions with boss?
collective bargaining
What is a strike?
When workers stop working in order to gain attention from management/business owners for their fight for better working conditions.
What describes when a company is (often) very large and has little to no competition?
monopoly
What was the thing that opened in 1869 that helped to connect the Eastern U.S. with the West?
The Transcontinental Railroad.
Who was the Founder of Standard Oil?
John D. Rockefeller
What is a sweatshop?
a factory or workshop, especially in the clothing industry, where manual workers are employed at very low wages for long hours and under poor conditions.
What was the strike by McCormack Harvest Co. in Chicago in1886, turned very violent and caused distrust of labor unions?
Haymarket Riot
controlling 1 step of a production process {ex. Rockefeller + Standard Oil]
Who bought Carnegie Steel which later became known as U.S. Steel?
J.P. Morgan
Describe the typical working conditions you'd find in a factory during industrialization.
dark, crowded, loud, dangerous, possibly kids working, etc.
What was the strike at a Carnegie Steel plant in 1892; violent?
Homestead Strike
What is someone who donates money, time, or resources to others in need?
Philanthropist.
what is industrialization?
the modernization of the United States from the mid/late 1800s to the early 1900's
with the focus on development of industries, factories, inventions, ideas, and technology which were used to make life easier, cheaper, better, faster, etc.
He first used (but didn't perfect) the use of the assembly line.
Ransom Olds
What types of workers did the American Federation of Labor attract? AFL
skilled workers
What was the 1894 strike of railroad workers due to cut wages? federal troops were called in to end strike.
Pullman Strike