Social Studies Module 4 Flashcards
leland stanford
the governor of california, one of the founders of central pacific railroad, founder of stanford university, made fortune selling equipment to miners
what did the bessemer process allow?
steel to be produced quickly and cheaply
what was the american federalization of labor union (AFL)
organized individual national unions, such as mine workers and steelworkers unions; limited membership to skilled workers
what did workers do with collective bargaining?
they acted collectively to negotiate with management
what were businesses formed by by entrepreneurs?
corporations
what did chemists invent in 1850?
a way to convert crude oil into fuel called kerosene
what did mary harris jones organize?
strikes and educated workers
what did the drop of the price of steel cause?
the price of building railroads which generated a boom in railroad construction
who was john d. rockafeller?
owner of standard oil company (the country’s largest refinery) and developed horizontal integration. formed a trust, grouping many companies under a single board
what were products that factories started to make out of steel?
barbed wire, nails, beams
who was andrew carnegie?
one of the most admired businessmen of all time who focused on steelmaking and used vertical integration
what was the knights of labor union?
the first labor union, pushed for an eight hour workday, equal pay for equal work, and to child labor; included skilled and unskilled workers
what was the second industrial revolution, and what was important to it?
a period of rapid growth in U.S. manufacturing in the late 1800s; technological advances
what did thomas edison do?
worked to invent an electric light
what did kerosene do?
it created a demand for oil
