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Industrial revolution Unit 2 Flashcards

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horizontal integration

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all creates same thing

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vertical integration

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pyramid scheme

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what is iron ores primary use?

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it was used to make steel

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what are two of henry fords inventions

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the ford model t and the assembly line

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what was John D. Rockefellers company named?

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Standard oil

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where was the first oil drilled?

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first oil was drilled by Edwin Drake in titusville PA

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what was the main purpose of theanti trust legislation

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to get rid of monopolies

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what was the first anti trust legislation called?

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the sherman anti trust act of 1890

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what is henry Bessemer most known for?

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he created steel

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what is a pogrom?

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pogroms are mass killings of religious groups

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what were all the main factors of production that were responsible for the industrial revolution

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increase in workers, abundance of resorces,

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give three examples of ethnic enclaves

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china town, little italy, getto

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what was the number one use of oil before gasoline was created?

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lights

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what was Laissez faire attitude toward immigrants?

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they had a hands off attitude

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who was a female organizer thzt fought for labor unions?

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marry harris “mother jones”

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what is a company script?

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money given to the workers that is only accepted at the company store

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what is the purpose of company script?

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it is to keep the money in the buisness

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what was the haymarket riot?

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it was a meeting of the KOL that had bombs and killed 7 police men and 4 strikers

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what is social darwinism?

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the philosophy that only the strongest companies survuve

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what was andrew mellons industry?

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he founded oil and steel companies

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what is the potato famine and who did it affect?

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the irish had poison potatoes

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what is rags to riches

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its a story that gives hope to the poor so they believe they can one day be rich.

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what group of immigrants was the first to get restricted upon entering the us

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the Chinese

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what is ellis island to the west?

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Angel island

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what did lewis hine expose?

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Lewis hine exposed child labor

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what is the metling pot?

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it is the areas in the north that all the immigrants migrated to

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salad bowl?

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when all the people did not mush together instead they stay in communities of their own within the melting pot.

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what is Andrew Carnegies gospel of wealth

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the philosophy that wealth should be shared with all to imporve society

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what was the great migration?

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the great migration is the term used to describe the mass movement on immigrants to the US

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what was it difficult to form unions?

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they had no support from police
they were un organized 
diffrent languages 
lockouts
strikes
people lost their jobs
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what are yellow dog contracts?

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they are things you have to sign post union for the companies

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name some city life problems

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no bathroom * no air 
no plumbing *no fire men 
one room per family *No windows 
disease *over crowded 
irregular trash pick up *stairs
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city life problem solutions?

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Fire codes *trollys
subways *raised railways
central park * fire men
trash men * windows

34
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who is samuel gompers?

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started the AFL (American Federation of Labor)

was called the bread and butter of unions

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Who was thomas edison?

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he invented the lightbulb and the phonograph

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who is Alphred Nobel

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he invented dynamite

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who is J.P morgan?

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he invented chase bank

was a very successful banker and financer

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who is andrew carnigie

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he has a hall named after him, a big philanthropist, opened lots of libraries

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who is cornelious vanderbelt?

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railroad tycoon

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Who is issac singer?

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he invented sewing machines

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who is JD Rockefeller

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he is an oil tycoon, invented standard oil company, first monopoly, burned his workers tents in tent city

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what is a philanthropist?

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someone who donates a ton of money

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what are blue laws?

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laws that say you cant work 7 days a week

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