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name reasons why the u.s was considered “ripe” for industrializing during the years 1870 - 1915

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immigrants/ natural resources (iron/coal)/ rise of businesses

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how did railroads impact industries and the growth of the west

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railroads transported good faster and easier

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what is steel made out of

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coal + iron ore

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why was the production of steel important

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steel was used a lot for many things, no other metal but steel was strong enough to build cities

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explain mass production

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the industrial technique to produce large quantities of similar products in constant flows on production lines.

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explain mp=sad

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m(mass) p(production) = s(standard parts) a(assembly line) d(division of labor)

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what are standard parts

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when parts to an object are very similar

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what is an assembly line

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most important step in mass production, the assembly line combines one a large scale the use of standard parts and the limiting of each worker to a single task

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what is division of labor

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when people have one specific job and they do it all day every day so they become good at it and products are produced faster

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describe old immigrants

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old immigrants came from western and northern europe, great britain, germany and ireland/ they were skilled workers and many could read and write (literate)/ more common for old immigrants to speak english

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describe new immigrants

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new immigrants came from southern and eastern europe, italy, russia and greece/ many were illiterate and were unskilled/ less common for old immigrants to speak english

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what is a push factor

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conditions that cause people to LEAVE their home country

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what is a pull factor

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conditions that attract people to move to your country

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give examples of push factors

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religious persecution, war, forced military service, bad jobs, forced marriages

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give examples of pull factors,

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opportunity to own land, better jobs, freedom, money

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what types of problems did immigrants face when they came to america

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nativism (hated on), hard to make it to the u.s., separated from their family, bad living conditions

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american federation of labor def.

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invited only skilled laborers to be members; by 1904 it represented the interest of 1.5 million workers

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collective bargaining def.

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when employees and the employer come to an agreenment regarding rights and duties of people at work

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what was the haymarket riot

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chicago labor strike of 1886 in support of an 8 hour workday; erupted in violence that resulted in deaths of many

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what was the homestead strike

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protest at carnegie steel plant in homestead, pennsylvania resulting in the deaths of 16 people

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describe knights of labor

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labor union that included both skilled and unskilled laborers

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labor unions def.

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an organized group of workers who unite to make decisions about conditions affecting their work.

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what were the 2 early labor unions

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American Federation of Labor (AFL) - samuel gompers/ Knights of Labor (KOL) - terrance powderly

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steerage def.

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area below a ships deck where new immigrants traveled

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ellis island def.

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the busiest immigration processing center on the east coast

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angel island def.

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where many chinese immigrants entered the united states

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what are sweatshops

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workplaces with long hours and unhealthy working conditions

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nativists def.

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americans who feared too many new immigrants were being allowed into the country, didn’t like them

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who was rich/famous because of steel

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andrew carnegie

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who was rich/famous because of oil

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john d. rockefeller

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who was rich/famous because of railroads

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cornelius vanderbilt

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trust def.

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Trusts are the organization of several businesses in the same industry and by joining forces, the trust controls production and distribution of a product or service, thereby limiting competition.

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monopoly def.

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when one company and its product dominate an entire industry, there is little to no competition, and consumers must purchase specific goods or services from the one company.

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corporations def.

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a legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners

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what was the bessemer process

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helped increase u.s. steel production by reducing the amount of time it took to transform iron ore into steel

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