U.S. History chp. 6 review

the life of Andrew Carnegie supported the philosophy of Social Darwinism because Social Darwinism explains scientifically the achievements of Carnegie.

a brilliant business man. Used the vertical and horizontal integrations to control as much of his steel company as possible. donated 90% of his wealth to good causes. his company Carnegie steel was bought by the united states steel that became the world's largest corporation. achieved a monopoly by selling his oil at lower prices that it cost to produce it. when he had controlled the market, he hiked up the prices for oil way above the original levels.

unveiled the telephone with Thomas Watson in 1876. the telephone opened the way for a worldwide communications network. it particularly affected office work and created new jobs for women.

invented the typewriter in 1867. it changed the world of work, affected office work, created new jobs for women, and had an impact on factory work.

Edison invested an entire system for producing and distributing electrical power. Edison and George Westinghouse added innovations that made electricity safer and less expensive. electricity allowed manufacturers to locate their plant anywhere they want to. this enabled industry to grow as never before.

successfully used a steam engine to drill for oil near Titusville Pennsylvania, that removing oil from beneath the earth's surface became practical. this started an oil boom.

made first attempts to form an industrial union that included all laborers-skilled and unskilled. it was called the American Railway Union(ARU). won a strike for higher wages. never recovered after a major strike failure. but the ARU added to the momentum to solver the problems faced by workers.

built a factory for manufacturing sleepers and other railroad cars on the Illinois prairie. the town of Pullman provided for almost all the basic workers needs. Pullman held a tightly controlled environment which he hoped would ensure a stable force. Pullman's refusal to lower rents after lowering his employees pay. led to a violent strike

developed the Bessemer process which involved injecting air into molten iron to remove the carbon and other impurities. American manufactures were using the new method to produce more than 90% of the nations steel. this process replaced the by the open-heath process, enabling manufactures to produce quality steel from scrap metal as well as from raw materials.

is act reestablished the right of the federal government to supervise railroad activities and established a five-member interstate commerce commission(ICC)

industrial workers of the world, organized by a group of radical unionists and socialists in Chicago. headed by William Haywood. only had only major strike victory.

workers that replaced workers who were out on strikes. They worked for any wages because they weren't making anything before they are hired.

an economic and social philosophy that was supposedly based on the biologist Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. unrestrained competition will ensure the survival of the fittest. it explained Carnegie's achievements scientifically.

railroads, barbed wire, Brooklyn bridge, sky scrapers, machines.

Pullman built the town for his employees. The residents lived in clean well-con

caught on fire, workers tried to escape but the only unlocked exit door but blocked by fire. 146 women died.

established the world's first research laboratory. He perfected the incandescent light bulb. He invented an entire system for producing and distributing electrical power.

a process in which you buy out your suppliers in order to control the raw materials and transportation systems.

a process in which companies producing similar products merge.