Us History Chapter 6 Definitions – Flashcards
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Why did some unions prefer a "closed shop"?
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Nonunion members in a workplace weakened the unions.
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Employers fought the power of unions by
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firing labor leaders.
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Socialism favors
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public control of property and income.
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Industrial growth in the United States led to a concentration of wealth in the hands of
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a small number of industrial leaders.
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Gaining control of the many different businesses that make up all phases of a product's development is known as
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vertical consolidation.
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How did patents help American technological growth?
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They legally protected inventors from having their ideas stolen.
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The development of the Bessemer process led to
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a new age of American construction.
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Andrew Carnegie used his wealth to help fund which of the following community institutions worldwide?
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public libraries
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Which development led to the standardization of time zones across the country?
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the transcontinental railroad
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The transcontinental railroad connected
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the East Coast to the West Coast.
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Supporters of social Darwinism believed that if the government did not interfere with business
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the smartest and strongest members of society would grow rich.
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Edwin L. Drake and the Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company pioneered what technique for obtaining oil?
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drilling it out of the ground
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Samuel Morse helped start a communications revolution when he perfected the
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telegraph.
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Haymarket, Homestead, and Pullman were
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notorious industrial strikes.
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During the late 1800s, critics of industrial leaders referred to them as
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robber barons.
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Thomas Edison's inventions included the
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central power station, light bulb, and phonograph.
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What is the difference between an oligopoly and a monopoly in an industry?
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An oligopoly is dominated by a few large companies, a monopoly by one large one.
