oily liquid that kerosene could be made from more cheaply
What was petroleum
100
inventor who found the most ways to use electricity
Who was Thomas Edison
100
when industry does not grow at a steady pace, but has ups and downs, pattern of good and bad times in business
What is a business cycle
100
business leader who becomes rich through dishonest methods
Who is a robber baron
100
loose federation of workers from all different trades; allowed women and African Americans to join their union
What is the Knights of Labor
200
a machine that produces electric current
What is a generator
200
controlled the growing steel industry
Who was Andrew Carnegie
200
1894 - railroad companies went bankrupt when company of rail cars cut wages but did not lower housing rent, workers protested, rail traffic halted
What was the Pullman Strike
200
a company that wipes out its competitors and controls an industry
What is a monopoly
200
person helped form AFL, this union fought to improve wages and working conditiond
Who was Samuel Gompers
300
a legal body created to hold stock in many companies, often in the same industry
What is a trust
300
invented the telephone which transmitted human speech using electricity
Who is Alexander Graham Bell
300
business and gov't leaders feared unions might spread such ideas as socialism; tried to break up union power; tried to break up union rally; someone threw a bomb, police open fired on unionists
What was the Haymarket Affair
300
an economic system where all members of society are equal owners of businesses and share the work and profits
What is socialism
300
railroad that spanned the entire continent, encouraged people to settle in west
What is the transcontinental railroad
400
people who give large sums of money to charities
Who are philanthropists
400
American Railway Union President who called on all U.S. railroad workers to refuse to handle Pullman cars, instigated Pullman Strike
Who was Eugene V. Debs
400
an exhibition in Philadelphia to celebrate America's 100th birthday; telephone was demonstrated
What was the Centennial Exhibition
400
place where workers labored long hours under poor conditions for low wages; included both child and adult workers
What is a sweatshop
400
a system of dividing the U.S. into four time zones to solve the problem of each community having its own time based on the sun's travels
What is standard time
500
business owned by investors who buy part of the company through shares of stock
What is acorporation
500
led the growing oil industry
Who was John D. Rockerfeller
500
a new process for making steel that used less coal, William Kelly/Henry Bessemer, steel industry contributed to industial growth
What was the Bessemer steel process
500
a gov't document giving an inventor the exclusive right to make and sell his/her invention for a specific number of years
What is a patent
500
union, led by Samuel Gompers, which focused on improving working conditions