Industrialization/Urbanization
What is Industrialization
Change from farm-based economy to one based on industries/ factory work
What is the Gilded Age?
Period of time when America became more wealthy, but also faced many social and economic problems
The goal of the progressive era was to correct the problems caused by industrialization
Name 3 challenges workers faced during Industrialization.
Child Labor.
Long Working Hours.
Low Wages.
Who was the inventor from Rockbridge County who helped begin the second industrial revolution in the U.S.? What did he invent?
Cyrus McCormick. The Mechanical Reaper (harvested crops MUCH faster, like 5x faster)
Why does Industrialization happen?
Industrialization happens when a country starts using machines and factories to make things faster and in larger amounts.
What is the slogan for the Gilded Age?
"The rich kept getting richer and the poor poorer"
Who were the Muckrakers?
Journalists and photographers
What is a Labor Union?
An organized association of workers formed to protect their rights from business owners
Restricting or reducing the amount of alcohol consumed by people in America.
Name two natural resources used to "fuel" the industrialization era in our nation. (I know: we haven't learned about this! Challenge is good for you!)
Coal and Oil
Do you think the Gilded Age is known for more positives or More Negatives? Why?
Opinion Based Answer
What was the Goal of Women's Suffrage Movement?
The goal of this movement was to secure the right to vote for women.
What led to strikes in the late 1800's/early 1900's?
Strikes in the late 1800s and early 1900s were largely caused by poor working conditions, long hours, and low wages. During this period, as industries grew rapidly, many factory owners cared more about profits over the well-being of workers.
Name two leaders of the Women's Suffrage Movement.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucy Burns
Alice Paul
Ida B. Wells
Name 2 major inventions that come out of industrialization?
Railroad and Car
Mention 1 cause of the Gilded Age
Industrialization
What was the Goal of Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle"?
To expose extremely unsanitary and unhealthy conditions of food production
Explain the Homestead Strike of 1892.
The Homestead Strike of 1892 was a big labor strike at a steel factory in Pennsylvania, owned by Andrew Carnegie. The workers at the factory were upset because the company wanted to lower their wages, even though they were already working long hours in tough, unsafe conditions, so they went on strike!
Name 3 Progressive Movement workplace reforms (changes).
1. Improved safety conditions
2. Reduced work hours
3. Placed restrictions on child labor
What is the main idea of the small paragraph?
"The Industrial Revolution deserves the name with which historians have tagged it. It brought about thorough and lasting transformations, not just in business and economics but in the basic structures of society."
Industrialization changed society
Mention 3 Effects of the Gilded Age (positive or negative)
New Inventions, Urbanization and Poverty
What's a Monopoly?
Exclusive ownership of goods and services
Why was the Pullman Strike of 1894 significant?
Hint: Railroads
The Railroads were at a standstill, and it forced government to become involved
Describe what eventually happened to monopolies?
As a result of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, monopolies were "split" up to allow room for competition. A.k.a. to give others a chance!