Stuff 1
Inventions and technology made this possible
Industrial Growth
Workers wanted this because they felt factory owners had too much power
Socialism
Long hours and dangerous situations are examples of
Poor working conditions
When the owners and the workers work together to negotiate pay and working conditions
Collective Bargaining
What was it called when you give a job to friends and family?
Spoils system
What is one reason people where NOT allowed into the US
These made it quicker and cheaper to make cars
Assembly lines
What happened to workers who were "fit"
They were put in charge and made managers
Cars made it possible for more people to live here and still work in the city.
Suburbs
A legal monopoly set up by business owners to control a market
People voted for these in order to be given a job
Political Machines
People who wanted to ban (outlaw) alcohol to improve society
Prohibitionists
Poor workplace safety happened because who was not involved?
The government
Detectives called in to stop a strike at Homestead Steel
Pinkertons
Citizens who wanted to limit immigration
What are three reasons people left their countries?
Famine, war and persecution
The lowest part of a ship where immigrants had to ride
Steerage
What made it easy for owners to fire workers?
There were lots of others willing to work.
Corporations
Areas where people of similar ethnic group lived
Ghetto
Rich person who mistreats me vs. rich person who donates money to causes
Robber Baron vs Captain of Industry
What are two reasons people came to US
Jobs and Freedom
Why did making and moving products get easier during the industrial revolution?
Lots of new inventions.
People who moved to US from South East Europe
New Immigrants
When the government keeps their "hands off" the ecomomy
Laissez-faire