Industry
This industry was redefined in the US with the Bessemer process
Steel
What is industry?
Bringing factories and mass manufacturing to the US
What was a reason that made working conditions significantly worse in this era?
Long work hours
Dangerous work
Very little workers rights
What major transportation network was being built across the United States?
Railroad/ trains
What were the laws put in place against minority groups in the south?
This industry was quickly becoming a necessity for things like light and transportation
Oil
What is a Monopoly?
Having complete control over one specific industry, allowing that company to set the prices on their terms
Who was the first president to serve 2 non-consecutive terms?
Grover Cleveland
These organizations were created to get workers rights.
Labor unions
What issues did children face during this period?
Working in harsh conditions
No laws protecting children in the workplace
Dangerous machinery
This industry revolutionized everyday life, allowing people to stay up and out past dark.
Electricity
Explain what a robber baron is
A person who controls their industry and influences government
What was the final verdict of Plessy vs. Ferguson?
Separate but equal
Henry Ford made this to expedite the manufacturing of cars
Assembly Line
What was one of the white immigrants that faced discrimination when coming to the US?
Irish and Italian
This person invented the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
With the rise of industry, the environment faced a new problem which was?
Pollution
Which president ended Reconstruction?
Rutherford B. Hayes
This idea based the US dollar on the amount of gold we had
Gold Standard
What industries did women work in?
Textile mills, receptionists, secretaries, office clerks
This invention revolutionized sanitation and made people significantly healthier in cities
Sewer system
This sport was invented and popularized during the Industrialization era?
Baseball
The original crime lord
Boss Tweed
This leisure activity offered a risqué performance with female leads.
Vaudeville shows
This act stopped Chinese immigration for 10 years
Chinese Exclusion Act