Chapter 20 3 4 Flashcards
What is a patent
license for a new invention
What does Transatlantic mean
crossing or spanning the Atlantic Ocean
What is the moving assembly line
method of production in which workers stay in one place as products edge along a moving belt
What is mass production
process of making large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply
How long has the telegraph been in use
1844
What did Cyrus Fields do
Had the idea to lay a cable in the Atlantic so America and Europe can communicate
How many failed attempts were made when laying the cable between Europe and N. America
5
When did the Great Eastern succeed laying the cable
1866
Who sent the first message between the 2 continents
Queen Victoria sent President James Buchanan a message
Who invented the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
What did Thomas Edison invent
The lightbulb, the phonograph, the movie industry, and hundreds of other devices
Who invented refrigeration
Gustavus Swift
Who perfected/invented the typewriter
Christopher Sholes
Who made the first handheld (lightweight Kodak camera)
George Eastman
Who created a device to automatically oil engines
Elijah McCoy
Who found a way to send telegraph messages between moving trains
Granville T. Woods
Who invented a machine that could make shoes almost all by its self
Jan Matzeliger
Where were the first cars made
Europe (Germany, Benz Patent-Motorwagen)
Who made the moving assembly line
Henry Ford
Who invented the Aeroplane
Orville and Wilbur Wright
When was the first flight
December 17, 1903
What were the Knights of Labor
an American labor organization founded in 1869 to protect the rights of workers
What is a sweatshop
workplace where people labor long hours in poor conditions for low pay
What is a strikebreaker
replacement for a striking worker
What is anarchist
person who opposes organized government
What was the Haymarket Riot
labor rally in Chicago in 1886 that ended in violence when a bomb exploded (from anarchists)
What was the A.F.L (American Federation of Labor)
an organization of trade unions that represent skilled workers
What is a trade union
association of trade workers formed to gain higher wages and better working conditions
What is collective bargaining
process by which a union representing a group of workers negotiates with management for a contract
What was the ILGWU (the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union)
union of garment workers formed in 1900
What was the Triangle fire
fire in 1911 at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City that killed nearly 150 workers
Who made the AFL
Samuel Gompers
What were the results of the 1885 strike at the Missouri Pacific Railroad
If forced them to restore wage
What were the common goals between labor unions
higher pay, better conditions, and shorter working hours
Why were people uneager to join unions
because they would get fired
Whos side did the government stand with on the issue of labor
facotry owners
Between 1870 and 1900, _______ and ________ caused workers to lose jobs
and take pay cuts
depressions and recessions
What act broke up trusts and monopolies
The Sherman Anti Trust Act
