Whose Who
This man developed the telephone.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
What was the process that injected air into molten iron to make steel?
Bessemer process
What was the name of the railroad crossing the nation and who built it.
The transcontinental railroad, which was built by the Union Pacific Railroad Company
What was the event that took place at a Carnegie mill where they called in scabs and the Pinkertons?
Homestead Strike
Name 2 uses for the new stronger steel
Skyscrapers and bridges.
This man invented the light bulb
Who is Thomas Edison?
Who made his fortune off the steel industry in the Pittsburgh area?
Andrew Carnegie
What is the name of the group that join together to fight the railroads
Labor Unions
Why did people strike at the Pullman railcar company?
He increased working hours, cut wages and cut jobs.
Name the 2 main industries that grew in the south
Iron and steel.
Who invented the typewriter?
Christopher Lathem Sholes.
Who owned Standard Oil and what was his nickname.
John D. Rockefeller, his nickname was Doc Rockefeller.
What was the name of the Supreme Court case that upheld trade regulation?
Munn vs Illinois
What happened in the Haymarket Affair?
Someone threw a bomb at the police in protest of ploice brutality, as a result, 8 died.
What allowed factories to be farther away from power sources and encouraged growth in more remote areas?
Trains could deliver coal and other sources of energy, making it easier for factories to spread out.
Who was the women that help unions organize against coal mines and child labor?
Mother Jones.
What is the process where you buy out your suppliers till you control beginning to end?
Monopolies.
What was the name of the company made by Union Pacific stockholders to make even more money?
Union Pacific Railroad, the first to build the transcontinental railroad.
Who started the American Railway Union, which was for skilled and unskilled labors?
Eugene V. Debs.
This group was put together to regulate trade between states
Interstate Commerce Act
Who was the was the first man to use a steam engine to drill for oil?
Edwin Laurentine Drake.
What made it illegal to form a trust that interfered with free trade between states or with other countries?
Sherman Antitrust Act.
Who came up with the 24 time zones we use today so that the trains would run on a schedule?
C.F. Dowd
A fire at this factory caused people to look at working conditions of women
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Name the 2 major cities that grew in the Midwest because of the railroad and what did they major in
Pullman, majored in oil