Chapter 3 History – Flashcards
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Why was the U.S successful at industrialization?
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There was an abundance of natural resources such as coal or copper. Also a large work force due to the flood of immigrants.
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What invention from this period has had the most impact on your daily life?
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I would have to say the invention of telephone by Alexander Graham Bell. We are in the time period very dependent on our phones, it's how we communicate, find things, get to places, and how we manage our daily life. Spend a good amount of time on my phone daily.
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Which invention do you think has had the most lasting influence?
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Air brakes system for railroads invented by George Westinghouse. Air brakes made it possible for trains to transport heavy loads, heavy loads meant more things to trade and more trade means more profit being made.
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How did laissez-faire economics encourage business to industrialize?
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Laissez- faire stated that people can have their own companies without government interference. This made it possible for businesses to compete with each other.
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How did the transcontinental railroad transform the West?
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They had a wider span of transporting things to trade farther out. This also brought a great amount of immigrants who were willing to work for a cheaper pay.
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How did the transcontinental railroad help unite the nation?
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The transcontinental railroad basically created a nation-wide network transportation system, covering ground from east to west.
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How did government grants to build railroads result in large-scale corruption?
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The government was handing out large amount of money and local politicans became greedy
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Why did robber barons bribe people in congress?
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The robber barons bribed the congress because they wanted more land grants.
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What advantages do large corporations have on small businesses?
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The corporations get more money so the employees might have better wages. These corporations could invest in new technologies and hire more workers.
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How do economies of scale affect corporation?
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Economies of scale is the supply and demand for a corporation.
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What new business strategies allowed business to weaken or eliminate competition?
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Andrew Carnegie for example he produce high quality steel and produced his own buissness, he bought all that he needed to create it, factory,materials,source of mining, railroad, workers, and tools. J.P Morgan put companies to merg together to make them a huge corporation. Rockefeller created a new better type of oil quality and managed to buy other companies
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What makes monopolies disadvantageous for the consumer?
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Monopolies enables a company to control the sale of the project. For example if there was a hurricane and people were stocking up water and supplies companies decide to raise the price really high to gain profit.
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Why did workers try to form unions in the late 1800s?
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The workers wanted a higher wage and shorter hours. workers wanted better working condition and increase in their wages
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How did working conditions encourage workers to form unions on the late 1800s?
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working conditions were terrible, workers felt like they needed a voice so people could listen improve these condition.
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Why did women need to form their own trade unions?
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They formed the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) which represented the women and men workers in the clothing industry. The women were excluded from the unions that were made so they formed their own. They wanted better wages and benefits.
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gross national product
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the total value of goods and services produced by a country during a year
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Where did the new immigrants come from?
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North and western asia
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What was the significance of Thomas Alva Edisons new technology?
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He invented a laboratory and he had people from all over to work in this laboratory. This cause new ideas with people with different opinions (Menlo Park New Jersey)
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Who invented the phonograph(1877) and perfected generator and light bulb?
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Thomas Alva Edison
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Who built a telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean?
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Cyrus Field (1866)
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What act gave the permission to build the transcontinental railroad?
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the Pacific Railway Act in 1862.This act gave the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific permission to build the transcontinental railroad.
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Who made the telephone in 1876?
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Alexander Graham Bell
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What was the significance of the air-break system and who invented it?
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George Westinghouse invented the air-brake system for the railroads,
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Why was the US divided into 4 timezones?
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The American Railway Association divided the US into four time zones (1883) This let people know when the shipments came and solved the problem of scheduling and passenger safety
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land grant
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grant of land issued by federal government (railroads)
