Name: ______Date: ______Mr. Sanchez Review Sheet-Rise of Industry
The Rise of Industry and Unions Vocabulary: Network Gauge Samual F.B. Morris (Telegraph) Consolidation Cyrus Field (Transatlantic Cable) Rebate Alexander Gram Bell (Telephone) Pool Thomas Alva Edison (four of his major inventions) George Westinghouse Jan Matzeliger George Pullman Gustavus Swift (Refrigeration) Cornelius Vanderbilt George Eastman (Kodak Camera) Vertical Integration Henry Ford (assembly line) Entrepreneur mass production Corporation Orville and Wilber Wright (airplane) Stock sweatshops Dividends strikebreakers Invest (Investor) anarchists Trust collective bargaining Monopoly injunction Free Enterprise System Knights of Labor (Terence Powderly) John D. Rockefeller Haymarket Riot Andrew Carnegie (Gospel of Wealth) American Federation of Labor (Samuel Gompers) Bessemer Process International Ladies’ Garment Workers Gospel of Wealth J. Pierpont Morgan Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Standard Oil Company Pullman Strike Sherman Antitrust Act Gauge Captain of Industry Philanthropy Robber Barron
Railroads and Industry: 1. Explain why railroads expanded after the Civil War. ______
2. Describe some new improvements to railroads in the late 1800’s. ______
3. Explain how railroads were made more efficient. (Think “Network”) ______
4. Name three key people involved in the improvement and/or expansion of the railroads. ______
5. Explain how large railroad companies got rid of their competition? ______
A Flood of Inventions: 6. List the major inventors of the time and their inventions ______
7. Describe three communication inventions that impacted business, society, and the economy throughout the late 1800’s. ______
8. Explain why the assembly line was so important to American industry ______
9. Explain why mass production of automobiles was important to American society and economy. ______
Rise of Big Business: 10. Describe the difference between a Captain of Industry vs. a Robber Baron.______
11. Identify the four “Industrial Pioneers/Robber Barons” of industry in the late 1800’s? ______
12. Who was John D. Rockefeller and what industry was he king of? ______
13. Who was Andrew Carnegie and what industry was he king of? ______
14. Who was J.P. Morgan and what industry was he king of? ______
15. Who was Cornelius Vanderbilt and what industry was he king of? ______
16. Explain the purpose of forming corporations and how they work. ______
17. Define “monopoly” ______
18. Define “trust” and provide some examples of trusts from the time period. ______
19. List three arguments against the formation of monopolies and trusts. ______
20. List three arguments in favor of the monopolies and trusts. ______
21. Explain the Sherman Antitrust Act and whether it was a success or failure. Why? ______
Labor in the Age of Industry: 22. Describe the majority of people who worked in the factories during this time period and why factory owners preferred them as employees. ______
23. Describe the conditions inside the factories and explain how long the workers’ days were. ______
24. Explain the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and how it encouraged change in the work factories. ______
25. Name the two major labor unions and their purpose/goals. ______
26. Explain why labor unions formed. Provide examples of riots and strikes that occurred as a result of labor disputes. ______
27. Describe how labor unions change the workplace ______