Chapter 15 The Industrial Revolution

Who was the leading Pioneer of the Railroad Industry?

Why didn't business owners want to provide safer work conditions?

New method of making steel that was cheaper and more effective and efficient.

Who developed the first working airplane?

Buying companies that provide materials and services to your company.

What concept says society progressed through natural selection, and survival of the fittest

Who was Thomas Edison's assistant?

Famous confrontation between police and strikers in Chicago, IL resulting in deaths of several.

German philosopher who became the founder of communism. (proposing society without classes)

What did Alexander Graham Bell develop?

What is the most effective technique that a Union can use to cause change.

Stores that sell a variety of goods to meet demands of the urban market.

What does the term "Lassiez-Faire" mean?

Early labor union, founded in 1869 by Uriah Stephens.

Inventor who made advances in electricity, light bulbs, phonographs, and motion picture camera.

Towns where real estate, buildings, stores, etc are all controlled by the company.

When businesses formed Trusts, it created a monopoly.

Which best describes the transcontinental railroad?

How long was the first flight in an airplane?

Economic system where property and means of production are owned by government.

The idea that supply, demand and profit margin determine what and how much a business produces.

Where was the American Federation of Labor founded?

Which term means "hands off," referring to no government involvement in the economy.

Economic system where businesses are owned and ran by individuals rather than the government.

Business that raises money by selling shares of stock or partial ownership of the company.

What company did Alexander Graham Bell found.

Communism appeals most to the poorest classes.

Risk-taking business people are called what?

What company did John D Rockefeller create?

Individuals like Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Vanderbilt were sometimes called _______ because of their tremendous wealth.

During the Industrial Revolution, Government tended to side with business owners rather than workers.

The era of intense strikes and violent labor confrontations in 1886.

During the industrial revolution, workers wanted better wages, safer work conditions, and an 8 hour work day.

Which of the following were labor issues during the industrial revolution? (Check all that apply)

In a Communist economy, competition, supply, and demand determine how much goods cost.

A person who opposes all forms of government.

When the government got involved with strikes, who did it usually favor?

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act attempted to outlaw Monopolies/Trusts.

Inventor of a compressed-air brake system that increased railroad safety.

Where did the first flight take place?

The transcontinental railroad ran from where, to where?

When one company buys other companies that produce the same product.

Children never worked in dangerous conditions during the late 1800's.

What did Edwin L Drake use in Titusville, PA in 1859?

What does the AFL stand for?

Invention that allowed communication over wires with electricity. Lincoln used it frequently during the civil war.

Having exclusive control of a particular industry is known as what?

Communism encourages innovation and hard work.

Which group benefits from a Monopoly?

Which is a guarantee to protect and inventors rights to make, use or sell their invention.

This outlawed all monopolies and trusts, but it had many loopholes.

Any business activity including manufacturing, trade, agriculture, and transportation.

Who developed the code that was used with a telegraph.

A contract that prohibits a person from joining a union.

What company did Andrew Carnegie found?