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developed a cheap and effective manufacturing process for making steel

Andrew Carnegie earned $1.20 a week on his first job, and when he retired he

Why was Pullman, Illinois, an unusual town?

What term describes an someone who uses their money to launch a new business venture?

a union organizer for the Knights of Labor who was called "the most dangerous woman in America"

Unlike a small business, a corporation

Vertical integration, a business strategy used by steel mogul Andrew Carnegie, involves

perfected the incandescent light bulb and created an electrical power system.

organized coal miners, their wives, and their children to fight for better working conditions

Social Darwinism was used to justify all of the following except

a method of making steel from iron using a blast of hot air

Which of the following inventions did NOT come out of Edison’s laboratory at Menlo Park?

Scottish immigrant who made a fortune in steel and donated most of his profits

The first successful oil well was drilled in

What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the 1800s?

Because he was disturbed by the poor conditions of city life, George Pullman

Working conditions during the late 1800s were characterized by

In which of the following places did 146 female workers die in a fire?

What did industrial consolidation and trusts reduce during the late 1800s?

The idea that society progresses by natural competion with the fittest rising to the top

his refusal to lower rents for employee housing led to a violent strike in 1894

Which of the following most allowed manufacturers to build their factories away from rivers?

A group of companies that is controlled by a single group of business leaders is an example of

What was the goal of the Interstate Commerce Act?

first successfully used a steam engine to remove oil from beneath the earth's surface

WIth the development of the Bessemer process,cities like Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, became known

Which of the following did Social Darwinism discourage?

Why were scabs unpopular with striking workers during the late 1800s?