Industry/Immigration/urbanization Flashcards
Things you need to make a business:
Capital entrepreneurship labor marketing product to display transportation for product
The rise of industry was the result of
A rise in entrepreneurship
Steam Revolution
steam have better power sources for machinery
Thomas Edison
Wizard of Menlo Park
Telsa
alternative current
The United States took which form of electricity
Alternative current
Edison
Direct current
Europe took which form of electricity
Direct current
Olds and Benz
made a combustible engine
Henry Fords
made improvements to the engine
made cars more efficient and affordable
improved the assembly line
cause of rapid industrializations
Immigrants Population increase Western settlements (that discovered iron, copper, etc) Entrepreneurship Abundant capital
Abundant capital was a result of
Unskilled or semiskilled workers (immigrants)
Laissez Faire
Individual growth Free market ( not man made) No government intervention in markets or businesses
Maria Munk
“Awful Disclosures”
false accusations of Irish catholic culture
Construction jobs then lead to
political jobs by starting construction companies and becoming politicians
How The Other Half Lives
Jacob Riis
depicted the poor
stereotypes of Italians
criminals & poor
Jerry Mandering
drawing voting districts to favor one ethnic group or party
Jerry Mandering favored …
white southerners to prevent minorities from influencing votes
What ethnic group of politicians began Jerry Mandering
Irish politicians
Jerry Mandering limited
Italian representation in governements and elections
Sacco and Vanzetti were found guilty because
they were
anarchist & Italians