Urbanization
What does urbanization mean?
People moving into cities/urban areas.
What is a tycoon?
A powerful, wealthy person.
Name three things that made labor difficult for everyday workers.
Child labor, low wages, long hours, unsafe conditions, etc.
Name three inventions during this time period
Light bulb, car, plane, phone, etc.
Name three major cities that boomed during this time period.
Chicago, New York, Boston, Cincinnati, etc.
What is a monopoly?
It is a market in which one person or company is the only supplier of a particular good or service.
Describe what striking looks like.
Workers stop going to work, protest, violence, etc.
What time period did this take place?
1870-1914
Name three reasons why people were moving into cities at such a rapid pace.
Jobs, entertainment, culture, innovations, etc.
Describe what a robber baron is and a captain of industry, and explain the difference between them.
Robber Baron- a person who got wealthy for unethical reasons
Captain of Industry- a person who seized an opportunity and led the way to gain wealth
A group of workers joining together to improve working conditions, pay, and more.
How did new inventions shape this time period?
More job opportunities, quicker and cheaper production, urbanization, immigration, etc.
Name three major issues people faced in cities during this time period.
Overcrowding, sanitation (health), poor working conditions, fire safety, etc.
Name three tycoons we talked about.
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Name two strikes that we talked about.
Pullman, Haymarket, Homestead
What was this time period called?
Gilded Age
What problems did immigrants face specifically?
Discrimination, language barriers, and cultural assimilation.
Name ways in which businessmen were able to monopolize their industry.
Kicking out competition, government help, innovations, etc.
Give me a piece of information about one of the strikes that you researched.
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Name the three main things that drove innovation that we talked about.
Steel, petroleum, electricity