American Industry Grows
a form of energy that extended the number of hours in a day; allowed Americans to work and play more
What is electricity
an American business owner who controlled the U.S. oil industry; worth $318 billion dollars at his death
What is John D. Rockefeller
describe one problem faced by industrial workers during the late 1800s
What is long work week, long hours, unsafe working conditions, use of child labor
"new" immigrants during the late 1800s came from: Western Europe or Eastern Europe
What is Eastern Europe
*Daily Double*
What is the term for the rapid growth of cities and population?
name the industry that spurred economic growth in oil and steel
What is railroads
term for the complete control of a product or service; popular board game
What is monopoly
a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest
What is strike
an island in the harbor of New York City; a chief immigration station for Europeans coming to America
What is Ellis Island
a term to describe people of different nationalities blending into a single culture
What is melting pot
a term used to describe manufacturing a large number of products quickly and inexpensively
What is mass production
__________ Integration is a system in which a company controls all phases of a product's development; own entire supply chain
What is Vertical Integration
a factory or workshop, especially in the clothing industry, where manual workers are employed under poor conditions
What is sweatshop
a __________ house provided educational, recreational, and other services to inner-city communities
What is settlement house
a room or set up of rooms within an apartment; often dangerous due to small space and poor sanitation
What is tenement
an economic system in which a country's trade and industry are owned privately; goods are priced through free market competition
What is capitalism or free enterprise
term for a financial relationship which allows property to be held by one party for the benefit of another party; example would be a will
What is trust
a political and economic system in which most forms of property and resources are owned or controlled by the public
What is socialism
the term coined to describe the last decades of the 19th century; time of materialism and political corruption
What is Gilded Age
According to military time, 1200 hours is when
What is noontime
an author who wrote rags to riches novels; described entrepreneurs who worked hard and became highly successful
What is Horatio Alger
the first federal body ever set up to monitor American business operations; oversaw railroad operations
What is Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)
a loose organization of skilled workers from some 100 local unions; focused on worker specific issues
What is American Federation of Labor (AFL)
a famous New York photographer who wrote about the living conditions of the urban poor
What is Jacob Riis
It's the largest city in Maine and in Oregon.
What is Portland