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This oil tycoon became one of the richest men in the world by creating a monopoly with Standard Oil
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil is an example of this business practice.
What is a monopoly?
Groups of workers who join together to demand better pay and working conditions are called this.
What are labor unions?
Journalists and writers who exposed corruption and unfair practices in business and government were called this.
What are muckrakers?
She led the National Woman’s Party and organized protests for women’s suffrage.
Who is Alice Paul?
This nickname was given to Andrew Carnegie because of his ruthless business tactics.
What is robber baron?
Producing large amounts of goods quickly and cheaply is called this.
What is mass production?
Workers often do this to protest unfair treatment or unsafe working conditions.
What is a strike?
She exposed unfair practices by Standard Oil and John D. Rockefeller in her articles.
Who is Ida Tarbell?
Women picketed here in 1917 to demand the right to vote.
What is the White House?
Though some called him ruthless, Vanderbilt was admired for his business and giving to society, earning him this title.
What is a Captain of Industry?
Henry Ford made cars faster and cheaper by using this method.
What is the assembly line?
This event highlighted the dangers of working in factories and led to stronger labor laws in the U.S.
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
Lewis Hine’s photographs focused on this group of workers, often under harsh conditions in factories and mines.
What are children / child laborers?
The 18th Amendment, later repealed by the 21st Amendment, made this illegal in the U.S.
What is alcohol / the manufacture and sale of alcohol?
Madam C.J. Walker’s company helped create jobs for women of this community.
What is African-American women?
A company that controls an entire industry can often do this to smaller competitors.
What is drive them out of business / eliminate competition?
He was the leader of the American Federation of Labor and fought for better pay and conditions.
Who is Samuel Gompers?
Upton Sinclair hoped to help workers, but his book ended up shocking the public and leading to reforms in this industry.
What is the meatpacking industry?
Some suffragists, including Alice Paul, called President Wilson this because he did not support women’s right to vote.
What is a hypocrite?
Henry Ford’s assembly line changed factories in this major way.
What is faster / cheaper mass production?
This is the main difference between mass production and handmade goods.
What is faster, cheaper, or standardized products?
Samuel Gompers believed that unions should focus on these two main goals for workers.
What are higher wages and better working conditions?
Muckrakers were important to the Progressive Era because they did this to society.
What is exposed corruption / raised awareness / pushed for reform?
One reason Prohibition failed was that many Americans bought alcohol from these law-breaking sellers.
What are bootleggers?