Captains of Industry
Andrew Carnegie was the captain of industry for what?
Steel
What vocabulary word is described as a marketplace for goods?
National Market
Which invention made communication easier and faster?
telephone
Which invention had the purpose of better long distance travel of people and products?
airplane
Mechanization ______________ the need for workers on farms
lowered
JP Morgan was the captain of industry for what?
Banking
A monopoly is known as....
When one company controls the entire market for a product
The airplane was invented by:
the wright brothers
The invention that makes the production of goods faster and more efficient is known as:
assembly line
farmers got bigger farms so they could produce food for more than just their small towns in places known as:
national markets
Cornelius Vanderbilt
focusing on one product or area is known as what?
specialization
What is the name of the inventor that created the model-t and assembly line inventions?
Henry Ford
Who invented the telephone?
alexander graham bell
What two things made it easier for people in rural areas to buy new products and goods?
mail order and better transportation
Who was the captain in charge of the oil industry?
John Rockefeller
Replacing manual labor with machines
mechanization
Marconi invented this:
Who invented motion pictures?
lumiere brothers
What is the term that describes "growth in cities"
urbanization
A Captain of Industry is defined as what?
Business leader who became rich and contributes to society
to change from a farming society to a factory society
industrialization
This invention united the country in shared experiences
motion pictures
Who invented electricity?
Thomas edison
Which city is known for the meat packing industry?
chicago