The Industrial Age Period 4

Known as "Mother Jones", she was an Irish immigrant dedicated to improving lives of workers

The primary reason why workers went on strike in the late 1800s

A violent strike that took place in Philadelphia and involved the Pinkerton detectives

What were Edison's goals with his inventions?

Using hot air to take out impurities in smelted steel decreased the time and cost to produce it

The incident escalated after dynamite was launched into a crowd and police fired back (Chicago)

Ownership of businesses involved in each step of manufacturing

What was significant about Henry Fords car factory?

Owning all businesses in a certain field

Businesses that sell portions of ownership or stock shares

Led by Samuel Gompers, it was founded by craft unions

Important businessman who made his fortune in the mining industry

A successful businessman who started an oil-refining company by the age of 21

They wanted to protect their interests so they founded the first national labor union

This strike stopped traffic on the railroad lines during a financial depression

He introduced the model T in 1908

Belief that human beings would succeed in business based on the theory of natural selection

Crude oil was inexpensively converted into a fuel called

Exclusive rights to make or sell inventions

They run the day-to-day operations of a corporation

A law that made it illegal to create monopolies or trusts that restrained trade

A legal arrangement grouping together a number of companies under a single board of directors

Why was steel more suitable than iron?

Total ownership of a product or service

This factor led to the decline of working conditions in the late 1800s

Business tycoon who owned much of the steel industry