History Chapter 14 Flashcards
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thomas alva edison
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became a pioneer on the new industrial frontier when he established the worlds first research laboratory in menlo park NJ
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alexander graham bell
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invented the telephone and opened a new way of communication
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george m pullman
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built a factory for manufacturing sleepers and other railroad cars on the Illinois prairie
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transcontinental railroad
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a contiguous network of railroad trackage that crosses a continual land mass with terminals at different oceans or continental borders
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interstate commerce act
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this established the right of the federal government to supervise railroad activities and established a five member interstate commerce commission for that purpose
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andrew carnagie
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led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century
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sherman antiturs act
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made it illegal to form a trust that interfered with free trade between states or with other countries
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samuel gompers
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led the cigar makers international union to join with other craft unions
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american federation of labor
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the first federations of labor unions in the united states
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mary harris jones
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supported the great spike of 1877 and organized for the united mine workers of america
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how did the growth of steel industry influence the development of other industries?
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As the steel industry developed, it encourages the growth of other industries which demand steel for their own growth. Steel is the material of preference for many elements of building, transportation, manufacturing, a variety of consumer product
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did inventions and developments in the late 19th century change the way people worked?
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The further development of steam engines and then petrol driven vehicles made the manufacture of heavy industrial goods
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why did people particularly farmers demand regulation of railroads in the late 19th century?
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Because railroad companies were taking over people's land to build the railroad without compensating the landowner
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why were attempts at railroad regulation often unsuccessful?
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In the early years of the railroads in the US, throughout the 1800's, corruption was widespread and the wealthy railroad companies were often above the law in many different ways. Their ability to prevent successful regulation for decades was a direct result of this corruption
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why were business leaders such as john d Rockefeller called robber barons?
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because he made huge profits by paying his workers low wages.
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why did the south industrialize more slowly than the north did?
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mainly because the establishment of slavery was such an economic stronghold (king cotton and all that) that there was no real necessity for industry. southern planters invested their capital in slave and cotton related activities and goods rather than in the foundation of factories. factories that did exist served mainly to fulfill local needs
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why did workers form the unions in the late 19th century?
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Workers formed unions in the late 19th century to get higher their wages, shorter work hours and week days for higher wages
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what factors limited the success of unions?
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8. The bosses of the industries and businesses didn't like the higher wages they had to pay their workers. The more powerful unions became, the more employers actually began to fear them. Employers forbade union meetings, fired union members, and made employees swear they wouldn't join a union
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*be able to write out the critical thinking question*
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