Glow Up Factories
The new power source that replaced steam and water power in factories was
electricity.
Commercial drilling of oil allowed people to
light their homes and businesses.
Henry Ford wanted everyone to afford
The Automobile
Social Darwinism came from the ideas of
Charles Darwin
The industry that made Andrew Carnegie rich
steel
The Knights of Labor and AFL both preferred
peaceful tactics
One benefit of trusts was that they became more what?
efficient
Factories became larger and produced more
goods
The man who controlled the oil industry through Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller.
Ford trained workers to do one task using the
assembly Line
The science idea behind Social Darwinism is
natural selection.
Carnegie controlled every step of production using
vertical Integration
The Haymarket Riot began over the demand for an eight-hour workday.
eight-hour workday.
One problem with trusts was that they drove out what?
Competition
Transportation improvements helped people and products move more
quickly.
Rockefeller became powerful by using
vertical integration.
Ford cut costs by making factories more
Social Darwinism said the strongest
companies
Carnegie made steel cheaply using
Bessemer Process.
The strike involving Pinkerton detectives and steelworkers
Homestead Strike.
What is one benefit of specialization?
Faster production
A negative effect of new technology was that
skilled workers were replaced by machines.
Rockefeller later gave much of his money
philanthropy
True or false—Ford invented the gasoline engine
FALSE
According to this theory,_________________ fail.
Carnegie expanded by buying competitors through
horizontal integration.
The strike that stopped railroad traffic
Pullman Strike.
What is one disadvantage of specialization?
Boring or repetitive work / loss of skills
The process that made steel faster and cheaper was the
Bessemer Process.
Standard Oil controlled nearly___________ percent of U.S. oil refining.
90
Ford increased speed and production by having workers repeat
One simple job
Some people used Social Darwinism to justify
inequality and poverty.
Carnegie donated his money to libraries and schools through
philanthropy.
Federal troops were sent to end
Pullman Strike
What is a benefit of corporations for stockholders?
Limited Liability