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Factories grew in size, goods could be moved more cheaply and electrical power became more popular in this era
What is the 2nd Industrial Revolution?
This form of transportation helped the US expand west and industrialize
What are railroads?
He mass-produced steel in the late 1800s/early 1900s
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
Groups of workers who want better working conditions or higher pay
What are labor unions?
The full first name of Yankees third basemen turned Sunday night baseball announcer, a unit of measurement in the metric system, and a symbol of liberty housed in Philadelphia
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
Partial ownership of a company that corporations sell
What is stock?
Alexander Graham Bell patented this communication device
What is the telephone?
He consolidated several companies and became an oil tycoon
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
Workers negotiating together for better working conditions. It was thought that workers negotiating together would more likely lead to change happening
What is collective bargaining?
The last name of Confederate General Robert E, the part of the earth that is not covered by water, and the college in California attended by both Zach Ertz and Andrew Luck.
Who is Leland Stanford?
Daily Double
What is the Bessemer process?
This is where the first airplane was flown
What is Kitty Hawk, North Carolina?
Total ownership of a product or service, also a popular board game
What is monopoly?
This riot began in Chicago in May 1886 when someone threw dynamite at police who were trying to break up a crowd of workers on strike
What is the Haymarket Riot?
What horses eat, Reading Terminal is one of these and a violent disturbance of the peace by a large crowd
What is the Haymarket Riot?
Exclusive rights to make or sell inventions. They protect inventions from being manufactured by others
What are patents?
This enabled cars to be built much more quickly and efficiently
What is the assembly line?
Daily Double
What is social Darwinism?
He wrote The Principles of Scientific Management which encouraged business owners to view workers as a replaceable part of the production process.
Who is Frederick W. Taylor?
Moving up and down, into, the shredding of cheese and guards cover this lower part of your leg in soccer
What is vertical integration?
One person or company buying up most businesses in a particular market
What is horizontal integration?
One of Edison's main competitors, he could send electricity to homes and businesses further away
Who is George Westinghouse?
Several companies under one board of directors, these groups can often combine resources to drive out competition
What is a trust?
A secret society in Philadelphia who founded the first national labor union
Who are the Knights of Labor? (no I don't think we went over this)
Short version of the name William, he shot Alexander Hamilton, and his brother is famous for making popcorn
Who are Wilbur and Orville Wright? Who are the Wright Brothers?