Chapter 3 Vocab + People Review

Which industry was Andrew Carnegie most known for?

Who perfected the light bulb so that it could be used to provide electricity to many people?

Which historical figure made an impact on America through agriculture, specifically peanut products?

Which historical figure helped steel to become more widely used across the world?

Which historical figure is best known for developing railroad companies in the United States during the late 1800s?

Which historical figure organized the American Federation of Labor to fight against bad working conditions?

Vertical integration is owning all the businesses needed to produce a product from start to finish.

Which of the following was NOT a way that companies were able to become powerful?

What is when one company is allowed to eliminate all of its competition?

What is when workers stop working until their company meets certain demands?

What term did many people use to describe the wealthy industrialists?

Which historical figure made an impact on America through communication, specifically the telephone?

Who used the assembly line to mass produce automobiles?

What is when business leaders are allowed to run several companies as if they were one?

Which captain of industry was a leading banker and helped to establish General Electric?

Which captain of industry dominated the oil industry + oil production?

What is wrongful deception intended to result in financial ($$$) or personal gain?

The Gilded Age was a time of economic disparity because most people were very wealthy and few were very poor.

What was the era when railroads, oil, steel, and coal became dominant industries that shaped modern America?

What is the the settling of an argument by a neutral third party?

Labor unions worked to increase wages and working hours.

What is an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights?

Which innovator showed farmers how to replenish their soil by rotating crops effectively?

What is the unequal distribution of money across groups or populations within a country?