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Unit 6 Industrialization & Progressive Era Review
Advances in manufacturing led to
2nd Industrial Revolution
Unit 6 Industrialization & Progressive Era Review
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2nd Industrial Revolution
Time of expansion of paper, electricity, agriculture and chemicals
A label given by historians for years from 1870-1914
A time that created much poverty, crime and depression.
Time of growth of industries, such as coal, iron, railroads and textiles
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Advances in manufacturing led to
Higher wages for immigrants
Government voting for higher taxes because the "big guy" gets 10%.
A reduction of employees because they were replaced with machines.
Increase in monopolies and government collusion.
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Workers unionized because
The wanted better working conditions.
The wanted to prevent immigrants from taking their jobs.
They wanted better living quarters.
They wanted a voice in the US Senate.
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Progressive Era
Period of social, industrial and monetary reform.
Known as a period of banking reform and taxation without representation.
Period of widespread social activism and political reform 1890s-1920s.
Known as the era of the soup as Progessive canned soup built factories.
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Bessemer Process
A processed used to identify counterfeit money by the federal reserve.
A proccessed used to iron creases in womens dresses.
The process used by famous singer Andrea Bocelli's famous song Besame Mucho
A revolutionary means of removing impurities from pig iron by an air blast.
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Any of a group of American writers identified with pre-World War I reform and exposé writing.
Mudrakers
Fuddruckers
Muckrakers
Mudruckers
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Statue of Liberty was designed by
Charles de Gaulle
Nepolean Bonaparte
Gustav Eiffel
Claude Monet
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Guilded Age
Era that solved poverty caused by urbanization and factories.
Era of industrial revolution 1870-1914 that saw the growth of steel.
Era of wide spread social activism and political reform.
Era that spanned the end of the Civil War to the early 20th century.
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Plessy vs Ferguson
1896 US Supreme Court uphelds case, "separate but equal" doctrine.
1996 Congress passed Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Racial & segregation laws were lawful for corporations with 100+ employees.
1875 US Supreme Court uphelds case, "equity for all" doctrine.
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If there is low demand for a product then
Then suppliers should increase production.
The price of the item is too low.
The inventory is too high and not enough demand.
Sellers should set the price higher to make it a more desirable product.
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Child Labor *multiple answers
Children in factories were small, quick and could get into small places.
Children often worked 14-18 hour days in unsafe working conditions.
All children attended school for 8 hours a day and worked part time.
Was preferred by businesses because they could pay them less.
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Thomas Edison
Was from Orlando, Florida and related to Walt Disney.
Invented the light bulb using carbonized cardboard
Marketing genius and invented the wireless telephone.
Invented the LED light bulb.
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Invention of the telephone helped
So teenagers could prank call each other during sleepovers.
Make communication faster and easier to purchase and sell goods.
Families keep in touch.
Helped make companies like Duke Energy and Con Edison rich.
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Booker T. Washington
Founded the American school for the blind and mute.
Founded the NAACP and Scientology supporter.
Founded the Tuskee Institute and Black School in Alabama training teachers.
US Senator and former Newark, NJ Mayor
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Socialism
Government owns everything for the people.
Equitable distribution of wealth and material resources among all people.
Economic system where capital goods are privately owned businesses.
Political & economic idea based on communal ownership & absence of class
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Impeach government staff that have classified documents in their garage.
Making attempts to monopolize any trade/commerce illegal in USA.
Legislation by Congress to break up the Sherwin Williams paint monopoly.
Legislation by Congress to keep politions from accepting private donations.
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18th Admendment
US law in 1919 prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
US law that allowed American the right to have arms.
US admendment that extened the right to vote to blacks.
US admendment that extended the right to vote to women.
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Interstate Commerce Act
Railroad tolls created to make more money for Andrew Carnegie.
Shipping rates had to be "reasonable and just", Rates had to be published.
Shipping rates had to be "fair and balanced", for white farmers only.
Designed to not allow seperate seating based on race.
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Imperialism
When a nation over powers another using economic, political, or military.
The practice of stripping natural resources and leaving none for natives.
A term used by countries when they are overthrown by an outside government.
When a nation is ruled by a monarchy.
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John D. Rockefeller
Founder of the Standard Oil Company
Founder of the American Standard Steel Company
Founder of the Standard Electric Company
Famous figure skater that built the Rockefeller Ice Skating Rink in NYC.
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Economic change during Industrial Revolution
New inventions and the development of factories.
Reduced dependency on fossil fuels
Increase in labor in the suburban areas outside of the city.
Increased use of agriculture and less machinery.
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2nd Industrial Revolution
Growth of zero emmissions and clean fuel industries.
Growth of new industries in steel, railroads, telecommunications and coal.
Grown of new industries in solar power, windmill and hydroelectric power.
Growth of new industries in steel, chemicals, electricity and petroleum.
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Upton Sinclair's novel
The Jungle
Exposed cannibalism in the poverty ridden tenements.
Exposed the world to poachers killing elephants for their ivory tusks.
Tells the love story between Tarzan and Jane.
Exposed the appalling working conditions in the meat-packing industry.
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Communism
Belief centered on government is both harmful and unnecessary.
A period of widespread social activism and political reform.
System when capital goods are owned by private individuals or businesses.
Political & economic ideology based communal ownership & absence of class.
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Andrew Carnegie *more than 1 answer
Superintendent of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1859
Worked in a cotton factory as a child
Founded the Pittsburgh Steelers which did not make it to Super Bowl 57.
Philanthropist
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Robber Barons
Rich person that is ruthless and unscrupulous business practices.
A person who is desperate and robs others so to support their families.
The belief that governmanent is both harmful and unnecessary.
Group of people known to rob banks and giving the money away to the poor.
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Factory fire killing 145 workers in New York City
Chocolate factory fire at Hershey, Pennsylvania
Triangle Suit Factory Fire
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Willie Wonka Candy Factory in Itasca, Illinois
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Economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.
Corporalism
Decapitatism
Capitalism
Communism
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Theodore Roosevelt
Founded the Tuskee Institute and Black School in Alabama.
He was the 27th US President and the youngest at 43 years old.
He was known as "trust buster" for breaking up industrial combinations.
He was the "greatest humanitarian" for saving 146 people in capitol riots.
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Urbanization
The growth of cities and problems of overcrowding.
Term to identify large business comes to a new market to gain marketshare.
Nickname for country singer Keith Urban's cult followers called Urbeenies.
Growth of multiuse communities where residents can sleep, play and work.
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The Progressive Movement
Selling alcohol was allowed only if customers paid sales tax to government.
Increased governement regulation of business.
Eliminated prohibition laws & manufacturing and selling alcohol was allowed
Reduced government spending for social programs.
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Child Labor
Children went to work to play with other children.
Children went to work to help support their family.
Children went to work because it was considered as vocational education.
Children went to work because they had mean teachers.
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire *multiple answers
Killed mostly men ages 16 to 23.
Elevators were narrow so workers can be checked for stolen fabric.
Killed 145 workers most burned to death other jumped out of the building.
Had motor oil blocking the door.
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Urbanization
Growth of cities and problems of overcrowding.
Cities ill prepared for proper waste management and disease quarantine.
Growth of tuberculosis and measles due to overcrowding tenement living.
Growth of suburban towns surrounding cities
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Economic and political system in which the production operate under public political ownership aka common ownership
Communism
Anarchism
Socialism
Capitalism
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Social Darwinism
System of equitable distribution of goods and service.
Survival of the fittest.
Only appliest to the strongest animals used for breeding.
Person that becomes rich through ruthless business practices.
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19th Admendment
Admendment in 1950 for the right to bear Arms.
Admendment that extended the right to vote to confederates.
Admendment 1920 to extend the right to vote to women.
Proposed amendment is part of constitution if ratified by 3/4th of states.
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W.E.B. Dubois
Famous Havard educated African American sociologist, writer and activist.
Famous African American psychologist, and conservationalist.
Famous American and designer of the Marvel Spider Man web slinger.
Famous African American, Havard educated 44th President of the NAACP.
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Cottage Industry
Poorly lit, cluttered, unsafe work places where workers put in long hours
Custom home builders of the 1800s.
Production system when manufacturers provide materials for home production.
Cheese industry specializing in making cottage cheese.
