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This Pennsylvania steel mill was home to a large strike. Some strikers lost their lives when the "strike breaking" Pinkerton's where hired by Andrew Carnegie to stop the strike. Carnegie tried to lock the workers out of his factory.
What is the Homestead Strike?
In Ford's factories workers specialized in specific tasks which they repeated over and over. Which caused workers to become tired, bored and more likely to become _____________.
What is injured?
Coffee is to Starbucks as Serena Williams is to
What is Tennis
This invention paved the way for new military tactics, faster travel, and a new division of the military. The Wright brothers are credited with its invention.
What is the airplane?
The first lightweight airplane was powered by a ___________ -powered engine.
What is gas or gasoline?
Location where the new U.S. President elect will be sworn in
At the Capitol Building
This practice used by organized labor helped to negotiate together. By asking for better pay, safer working conditions, and shorter hours as a group they eventual got what they asked for from their bosses.
What is collective bargaining?
In 1995 this rap music mogul created the Rock-a-fella record label
Who is Jay Z
This African American woman was very instrumental in developing the mathematics behind the GPS
Who is Gladys West
A large increase in the production of steel during the Second Industrial Revolution led to growth in what major industry? 1. textiles (fabric or garment making) 2. oil 3. railroads 4. electric
What is the railroad industry?
Leland Stanford built a college in this state after making his money in the railroad business.
What is California?
Andrew Carnegie was famous for being a philanthropist and for making his money in this industry?
What is the steel industry?
Workers joined groups to ask for shorter hours, safer working conditions, and no child labor. These groups were called __________?
What are Unions?
Another name for texting
What is SMS- short message service
Percy Robert Miller aka _____________is an entrepreneur, rapper, actor, author and lil Romeo's father
Who is Master P
Henry Ford built his first factory in this state.
What is Michigan?
This oil businessman used horizontal and vertical integration to control the oil business.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
This government document made it illegal to create monopolies. The language was vague making it hard to enforce.
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act?
The theory that those who were "fittest" would be successful in business and life.
What is social Darwinism?
He is an American clothing designer of Chinese decent whose parents immigrated to America during the Cambodian genocide
Who is Phillip Lim
In a corporation these people are part owners of the business, but they do not make its day-to-day business decisions.
What are Stockholders?
This invention made it possible to talk over long distances. Name the invention and the inventor.
What is the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell?
Andre Young aka ____________, started his career with N.W.A., then went solo, founder of Beats headphones
Who is Dr. Dre