Industrialization
Industrialization means ____________________.
The development of an economy centered on machines, factories, and automated production
A business leader who became wealthy during the Gilded Age was __________________.
- Carnegie
- Rockefeller
- Vanderbilt
- Morgan
TRIPLE POINTS
1) A group of workers that organizes to advocate for improved working conditions is called a ___________.
2) These workers aim to get what they want peacefully through ____________________ with management.
3) However, if management refuses to meet, workers may _____________ to get their way.
1) Labor union
2) Collective bargaining
3) Strike
DOUBLE POINTS
1) A Progressive was somebody who _____________.
2) An example of a Progressive was ______________.
1) ...wanted to improve society.
2) Theodore Roosevelt, Ida B. Wells, Ida Tarbell, Eugene V. Debs, Upton Sinclair, Jacob Riis
______________ were journalists who sought to expose wrongdoing, corporate greed, and unsafe living and working conditions.
Muckrakers
One significant invention from the Industrial Revolution was ________________.
- Electricity
- Telegram / telephone
- Railroad
- Steam engine
- Modern timekeeping
QUADRUPLE POINTS:
1) ________________ used HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION, which means ________________.
2) ________________ used VERTICAL INTEGRATION, which means ________________.
1) Rockefeller; monopolizing one level of the production process
2) Carnegie; owning stakes in all levels of the production process
During the _________________________, Henry Clay Frick deployed Pinkerton Detectives to attack protesting steel workers, stifling their efforts to raise wages and reduce working hours.
Homestead Strike
DOUBLE POINTS
_________________ was a muckraker who was famous for _________________.
Any of the following:
- Ida B. Wells; reporting on lynchings in A Red Record
- Upton Sinclair; exposing unsafe and unsanitary working conditions in The Jungle
- Jacob Riis; highlighting poor living conditions in NYC in How the Other Half Lives
The time period between 1865 and 1920 when the U.S. experienced rapid industrialization and increased economic inequality was called the ______________.
Gilded Age
TRIPLE POINTS
Industrialization impacted American society by ____________, _______________, and __________.
- Urbanizing the U.S.
- Causing economic growth
- Creating a large divide between rich and poor
- Enhancing American global power
- Normalizing work shifts
- Normalizing wage labor
A "trust" is ______________.
A collection of similar businesses under one owner that is used to stifle competition.
This labor union was unique because it allowed members to be both skilled and nonskilled workers and did not discriminate based on race or gender.
Knights of Labor
DOUBLE POINTS
1) One goal of the Progressives was _______________.
2) A person / key term associated with this goal was ____________.
Protecting social welfare; anti-child labor laws, work hour limits, Jacob Riis, Upton Sinclair, Florence Kelley
Promoting moral improvement; Christian Women's Temperance Union / prohibition
Creating economic reform; Eugene v. Debs, anti-trust laws, Ida Tarbell
Fostering efficiency; assembly line, Henry Ford, scientific management
An economic system where a country's trade and industry are controlled by private companies for profit.
Capitalism
Henry Ford pioneered a new form of manufacturing called the ________________ ______________, where workers complete small steps of the production process instead of creating a whole product themselves.
Assembly line
Big business leaders made a lot of enemies. For example, Rockefeller's business tactics drew the attention of _________________, who made it her life's work to expose his corrupt business practices.
Ida Tarbell
The Haymarket Riot resulted in _____________.
Any of the following:
- Declining union membership in the years afterwards
- The deaths and imprisonment of labor leaders and strikers
QUADRUPLE POINTS
1) The 16th Amendment ____________________.
2) The 17th Amendment ____________________.
3) The 18th Amendment ____________________.
4) The 19th Amendment ____________________,
1) Created a national income tax
2) Allowed for the direct election of senators
3) Banned the production and consumption of alcohol
4) Granted women the right to vote
DOUBLE POINTS
1) A _____________ ______________ is a corrupt organization that trades jobs or money for votes, particularly among immigrant communities.2) An example of one of these organizations is ___________________.
1) Political machine
2) Tammany Hall
How did geography speed up the industrialization process in the U.S.?
1) Large coal / iron / oil deposits supported the rapid expansion of oil & steel industries
2) Powerful rivers provided hydrological power to mills & allowed for faster transport of materials
DOUBLE TIME & DOUBLE POINTS
1) ______________ was a Captain of Industry because _____________.
2) ______________ was a Robber Baron because ______________.
1) Possible reasons: philanthropy, developing new technologies
2) Possible reasons: mistreated workers, killed strikers
This labor union was the most radical of its time, openly endorsing socialism in its messaging.
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
DOUBLE POINTS
Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal had three main components.Identify one COMPONENT and one EXAMPLE of a law / action associate with that component.
Corraling corporations - Sherman Antitrust Act
Consumer Protection - Pure Food and Drug Act
Conservation - creation of national parks like Yellowstone
DOUBLE TIME & DOUBLE POINTS
1) Nativism means ________________.
2) An example of nativism from Unit 3 is ____________.
1) Anti-immigrant sentiment
2) The Chinese Exclusion Act; CA Workingmen's Party; Anti-Irish hiring practices