People
This was an American inventor and businessman, who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He is credited with developing many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures.
Thomas Edison?
The US Patent Office.
1880
This man believed that there were three forms of capitalism (Merchant, Industrial, & Financial)
What was the Centennial Exposition celebrating?
The Nation's 100th Bday :D
In Machinery Hall, this was the biggest attraction.
The Corliss Engine?
This man the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, having served also as an American representative and governor of Ohio. He was a lawyer and staunch abolitionist who defended refugee slaves in court proceedings in the antebellum years.
Rutherford B. Hayes?
Election of Rutherford B. Hayes.
1876
This was one of the first prominent railroads to secure a monopoly (also where Carnegie worked at one point).
The Pennsylvania Railroad?
The Centennial Exposition took place in this location.
What is Philadelphia?
Describe Jim Crow Laws in one word.
Segregation?
This was JP Morgan's nickname.
"Morgan the Magnificent"
Election of James A. Garfield
1880
This is another name for vertical integration.
"Cut throat competition"
This poet thought highly of Machinery Hall
John Greenleaf Whittier?
Name one other pavilion in the Centennial Expo besides Machinery Hall.
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This man was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist who is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system.
Nikola Tesla?
Election of Grover Cleveland
1884
This company is an example of a combination that monopolized the steal industry.
What is US Steel?
This is the year William Mckinley is elected.
1896.
This was James Burnham's concept stating that as control of large businesses moved from family ownership to professional managers. Having the professional expertise to manage, lead, and organize large corporations would lead to CEO's and other leaders receiving very high salaries to do their job.
The Managerial Revolution?
This person was an American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, and lieutenant colonel in the Spanish–American War. "Astoria" was named after him.
John Jacob Aster?
The Farmer's Alliance
1877
This man championed the use of horizontal integration in the oi industry.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
This was the year of the Centennial Exposition.
1876?
This is a form of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on their portion of land. Sharecropping has a long history and there are a wide range of different situations and types of agreements that have used a form of the system.
Sharecropping?