Industrialization
This is the growth of factories and machines to produce goods more quickly; moving away from an agriculture-based economy
Industrialization
A person who moves from one country to another to live their permanently
Immigrant
A company that completely controls a product, service, or industry without any competition
A monopoly
A group of workers who join together to fight for better pay and working conditions
Labor union
This railroad stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific
the transcontinental railroad
This is the rapid growth of cities, often due to new factory jobs
Urbanization
A nickname for the United States referring to the many culture's that have mixed together
"melting pot"
True or False: The standard of living for the average American increased during the Industrial Revolution.
True
This 1911 disaster led to major safety reforms after 146 garment workers died
A water system that linked major cities and lowered shipping costs in the early 1800s
canal systems
A system created by Henry Ford to make more goods faster by each worker do one small task
Moveable assembly line/mass production
How did the development of the steel industry promote urbanization?
Could be used to build taller buildings to fit new city dwellers
Wealthy business leaders who used ruthless tactics to dominate industries were called this
Robber Barons
Among many other inventions, he created the light bulb, transforming the environments of businesses and homes
Thomas Edison
Goodbye manure on city streets! This innovation by Henry Ford lessened travel by horse and made living outside cities possible
Automobile/car
Coal and oil were important to the Industrial Revolution as they were used for this purpose
Fuel/energy
Overcrowded, unsafe apartment buildings where many immigrants lived
tenements
This 1890 law was passed to break up monopolies and limit unfair business practices
The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Scottish immigrant built the American steel industry and was a major philanthropist (donated large sums of money to charities)
Andrew Carnegie
This form of transportation was the fastest of the time period and connected cities, allowing trade throughout the country as well as the movement of people
Trains/railroads
A business owner seen positively for their role in industrialization is called this
Captain of Industry
What is a negative impact of the rapid urbanization that occurred during the Industrial Revolution?
Sanitation problems, overcrowding, crime, other poor living conditions
An economic system where businesses are privately owned and people compete to make profits; the government has little to no involvement in the economy
Capitalism/laissez-faire
He created Standard Oil and controlled almost the entire oil industry; he also donated hundreds of millions to charities
John D. Rockefeller
This is the name of the first type of car mass-produced by Henry Ford on the assembly line
Model T