Inventions
Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
Who was the captain of industry in steel?
Andrew Carnegie
Which book was written by Ida Tarbell?
The History of the Standard Oil Company
Which court case stated that "separate but equal" did not violate the 14th Amendment?
Plessy v Ferguson
Eugene V. Debs led which labor organization?
American Railway Union
What inventions was Garrett Morgan responsible for?
Traffic light and gas mask
Who was the titan of industry in oil?
John D. Rockefeller (laugh)
Monopolies, political machines, child labor, living conditions, equality
Which civil rights activist led an anti-lynching campaign?
Ida B. Wells
Which labor organization was led by Samuel Gompers?
American Federation of Labor
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Who was the titan of industry in railroading?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Who wrote The Jungle?
Upton Sinclair
Who was the last person lynched in Virginia and where was it?
Leonard Woods (Pound)
The Knights of Labor declined in popularity after which riot?
Haymarket Square
Henry Ford was responsible for which invention?
Assembly line manufacturing
What term refers to the "hands off approach taken by the U.S. government during the industrial revolution?
Laissez-Faire
Which book was written by Lincoln Steffens?
The Shame of Cities
What was Booker T. Washington's stance on civil rights?
Believed education was the key to equality
List one goal of labor unions:
Higher wages, fewer work hours, safer conditions
The Wright Brothers are credited with inventing the first successful airplane. Where did they make their first flight?
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Which two factors led to economic change and prosperity during the industrial revolution?
Increased labor supply and America's vast natural resources
List one anti-trust act and what it stated:
Sherman: Made monopolies illegal
Clayton: Outlawed price fixing
What was W.E.B. Dubois' stance on civil rights and what organization did he found?
Believed education was meaningless without equality. The NAACP
List 3 characteristics of working conditions during the industrial revolution:
Long hours and low wages, no job security or benefits, dangerous working conditions, company towns