Ch 18 Tst Flashcards
Why was steel so important to the industrial revolution?
Because steel made railroads,shipping lines, steel mills, and iron mines
What are patents? Who grants them?
A patent is a document giving someone the sole right to make and sell and invention and the government grants them
What is the Bessemer process?
It makes steel stronger for a cheaper price
What methods of transportation revolutionized the way people traveled in the United States?
Trains, trolleys, and automobiles
What connected Europe and the United States in 1866
An underwater telegraph cable
What did Henry ford use to create the very inexpensive Model T automobile
He used assembly lines
What did George Eastman invent?
He made the lightweight camera
What did Alexander graham bell invent?
He created the telephone
What is an assembly line?
A manufacturing method in which a product is put together as it moves along a belt
What was Thomas Edison’s “invention factory”?
It was a research laboratory where he produced inventions
Why was Andrew Carnegie called a steel baron?
Because he owned so many steel companies, and controlled the steel industry
What is an entrepreneur?
Someone who sets up new businesses to make a profit
What does collective bargaining mean?
Unions negotiating with management for workers as a group
Who was Mary Harris jones?
She called attention to the poor work conditions of children and supported miners on strike
What is a monopoly?
A company that controls most or all business in an industry
Based on what Rockefeller did to eliminate competition how do you think he felt about it?
Rockefeller worker to completely eliminate competition, often by slashing prices so that other businesses Couldn’t compete so he probably felt ok about it since he gained money after
Not people wanted goods so factories had to increase the number of what?
Jobs or workers
If is corporation wanted to raise capital what could it do?
A corporation would sell shares or stock in its company to raise capital
What is a trust?
A group of corporations run by a single board of directors
What factors contributed to city growth?
Factories, new technology, and attractions
What is a settlement house?
A center offer help to the urban poor offering education training sports and child care
Who ran a famous settlement house in Chicago?
Jane Addams ran hull house
What are tenements?
Buildings divided into tiny apartments where most urban poor lived in crowded conditions
What did people do for excitement in the city?
Shop at department stores visit museums art galleries zoos theatres etc
