Chapter 18: The Industrial Society

Question 1

Trunk Lines

Answer 1

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.

Question 2

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Answer 2

Railroad entrepreneur

Question 3

George Pullman

Answer 3

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Question 4

Promontory Point

Answer 4

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Question 5

J.P. Morgan

Answer 5

Bailed out the railroads.

Created standardization for the railroads.

Question 6

Bessemer Process

Answer 6

made steel stronger

Question 7

Vertical Integration

Answer 7

own everything about and related to a company (cut out the middle man) - a form of monopoly

Question 8

Andrew Carnegie

Answer 8

Industrialized steel.

Poor scottish immigrant

Question 9

U.S. Steel Corp.

Answer 9

Carnegie’s steel corporation which was sold to J.P. Morgan

Question 10

John D. Rockefeller

Answer 10

Monopolizer of oil
Threatened rival and bribed politicians
Spied on and harassed costumers of rivals

Question 11

“Black Gold”

Answer 11

nickname for oil - petroleum

Question 12

Trust

Answer 12

A group of trustees formed to hold, control, and manage all properties.

Question 13

Thomas Edison

Answer 13

Improved lightbulbs and made the phonograph.

Question 14

Nikola Tesla

Answer 14

electricity

Question 15

“Chain Store”

Answer 15

think walmart

Question 16

Chinese Exclusion Act

Answer 16

Chinese could not settle in California for ten years.

Running people out of work.

Question 17

Knights of Labor

Answer 17

Formed by garment workers in Philly.
Secret until they came out of the closet under Powerly.
Welcomed anyone who toiled

Question 18

Pullman Strike

Answer 18

Broke by the injunctive which forbade workers from interfering in their employer’s business.

Question 19

Haymarket Riot

Answer 19

Effect - cities strengthened their police force and armories

Question 20

Homestead Strike

Answer 20

workers were not being paid enough, so they striked.
Carnegie strike
Strikes were being associated with violence and murder.

Question 21

Pros and Cons of Railroad Construction

Answer 21

Pros:

• direct routes
• greater speed
• greater safety and comfort
• more dependable schedules
• could go were no canal has gone before
• connected the people