Usage and Mechanics
What are you graded on for "Usage and Mechanics"?
Correct punctuation and capitalization.
By 1890, 10% of the population controlled how much of the wealth?
90%
What is a monopoly?
Control of a type of industry by one person or company.
Unions were formed to help who?
The workers.
Define mass production.
The production of large quantities of goods using machinery, often on an assembly line.
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andrew carnegie ran a monopoly over the steel industry.
Andrew Carnegie ran a monopoly over the steel industry.
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander G. Bell
What industry did John D. Rockefeller have a monopoly over?
The oil industry
How did workers plan to fight against management and unfair working conditions?
By forming unions.
Define national market.
Selling goods and services to the entire country instead of a small local area.
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the textile industry was located in new england.
The textile industry was located in New England.
Who invented things such as the light bulb and the motion picture camera?
Thomas Edison.
How did J.P. Morgan make his money?
Through banking and ruthless business strategies.
What did labor unions do to try to get better working conditions and fight against management?
Go on strike.
Define industrialization.
To go from making things at home or in small shops using hand tools to making things in large factories using machines.
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john d. rockefeller founded the standard oil company, which controlled 90% of oil production
John D. Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil company, which controlled 90% of oil production.
Henry Ford helped increase production using what?
The assembly line.
This was how many industrialists gave back by building things like libraries, research institutes, and art centers.
Philanthropy.
Which labor conflict ended with over 100 workers dead from a fire?
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
Define prosperity.
When a person or a country is experiencing enormous wealth.
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due to the mechanization of the industrialization period, cities like new york and chicago grew exponentially
Due to the mechanization of the Industrialization Period, cities like New York and Chicago grew exponentially.
What process did Carnegie use to revolutionize the production of steel?
The Bessemer Process
How did robber barons gain control of their industries?
They would use ruthless business practices such as cutting prices, under paying workers to cut costs, finding cheap ways to produce their product, buying out and consolidating companies. All to run other companies out of business.
Who led the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?
Samuel Gompers
Define stock.
Shares of ownership a company sells to investors. This allows investors voting power in the company.