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Industrialism in U.S
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Henry Bessemer | Developed a process tom make steel stronger. |
| Andrew Carnegie | Made steel in Pittsburgh, PA. Became one of the richest men in the world. |
| John D. Rockefeller | His Standard oil Co. controlled 90% of the oil industry-Monopoly. One of the richest men in the world. |
| George Westinghouse | Westinghouse Electric Co. -1896. Developed AC |
| William Randolph Hearst | Newspaper. Owned most of the newspapers in US by 1900. |
| Madame C.J. Walker | First African American women to become a millionaire. |
| J.P. Morgan | Wealthiest and most powerful banker in U.S. during the Industrial Age. |
| Natural Resources | From nature, not man made. |
| Human Resources | People who work to produce goods and services. |
| Capital Resources | Tools, machines, (money) that companies use to produce goods and services. |
| Monopoly | When one company has control of an industry. |
| Sweatshop | Hot, cramped workshops. |
| Triangle Shirtwaist Company | Fire broke out and the workers were trapped inside. 150 people died, mostly young women. |
| Lewis Hine | Led the movement against child labor. |
| Labor Union | Organized groups working to gain improved working conditions. |
| Samuel Gompers | Formed the American Federation of Labor. (AFL) |
| Strike | Workers refuse to work to try to force businesses to meet their demands. |
| Mary Harris Jones | Helped lead the United Mine Workers, she was known as "Mother Jones". |
| Labor Day | Created by the Labor Unions to honor the workers in America. |
| William Randolph Hearst | Westinghouse Electric Co. - 1896 |
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