Chapter 18: The Industrial Society Flashcards
Trunk Lines
Four major railroad networks that emerged after the civil war to connect the eastern seaports to the Great Lakes and western rivers. They reflected the growing integration of transportation across the country that helped spur large-scale industrialization.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Railroad entrepreneur
George Pullman
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Promontory Point
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J.P. Morgan
Bailed out the railroads.
Created standardization for the railroads.
Bessemer Process
made steel stronger
Vertical Integration
own everything about and related to a company (cut out the middle man) - a form of monopoly
Andrew Carnegie
Industrialized steel.
Poor scottish immigrant
U.S. Steel Corp.
Carnegie’s steel corporation which was sold to J.P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Monopolizer of oil
Threatened rival and bribed politicians
Spied on and harassed costumers of rivals
“Black Gold”
nickname for oil - petroleum
Trust
A group of trustees formed to hold, control, and manage all properties.
Thomas Edison
Improved lightbulbs and made the phonograph.
Nikola Tesla
electricity
“Chain Store”
think walmart
Chinese Exclusion Act
Chinese could not settle in California for ten years.
Running people out of work.
Knights of Labor
Formed by garment workers in Philly.
Secret until they came out of the closet under Powerly.
Welcomed anyone who toiled
Pullman Strike
Broke by the injunctive which forbade workers from interfering in their employer’s business.
Haymarket Riot
Effect - cities strengthened their police force and armories
Homestead Strike
workers were not being paid enough, so they striked.
Carnegie strike
Strikes were being associated with violence and murder.
Pros and Cons of Railroad Construction
Pros:
- direct routes
- greater speed
- greater safety and comfort
- more dependable schedules
- could go were no canal has gone before
- connected the people
