Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
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patent

A

gives owner exclusive rights over their idea/product

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2
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Lives controlled by?

A

the sun

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3
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Transcontinental Railroad and governments involvement

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Coast to coast, loans and grants

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4
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George Westinghouse

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Air Brakes

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5
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Grandville Woods

A

moving telegraph

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6
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Samuel F.B. Morse

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morse code

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7
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Alexander Graham Bell

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Credited for inventing telephone

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8
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Edison

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First convenient light , invented phonograph

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9
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Henery Bessmer

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new process for improved steel

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10
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Bessemer Process

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new process for improved steel, Mass production of steel, Brooklyn Bridge

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11
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John A Roebling

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worked on suspension bridges with cables

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12
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Robber Barons

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Made money any way possible

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13
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Captains of industry

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Helped society

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14
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Andrew Carnegie

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Captain of steel industry: cut prices and drove competitors out of business: Controlled every part od steel business

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15
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Gospel of wealth, Who invented it

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Make as much money as possible then give it away not to a direct aid, Andrew Carnegie, helped society by helping institutions

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16
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Social Darwinism

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“Survival of the fittest”- government should stay out of peoples pursuit of success