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IndustrialRevolution
Unit 1 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What new technique allowed America and the world to use steel because steel became cheaper and easier to use? | Bessemmer process |
| The completion of this helped bring about time zones. | Transcontinental Railroad |
| American capitalism during the Industrial Revolution was based on the belief of what concept where government stayed out of the business world? | Laissez-faire |
| When a company dominates its competitors or controls the mean to produce something it is called a what? | Monopoly |
| Who was the "prince" of American Steel? | Andrew Carnegie |
| What is a negative term for someone who owned a monopoly? | Robber Baron |
| What was the law passed in 1890 that was meant to limit monopolies? | Sherman anti-trust Act |
| What is the name of the strike that took place in Chicago in which 11 people died? | Haymarket Riot |
| What process allowed workers to negotiate with the employers in order to get more benefits for the union? | Collective Bargaining |
| What inventor stated "Genius is 1% inspiration, 99 % perspiration?" | Thomas Edison |
| Many immigrant that arrived in America had to go through what processing center? | Ellis Island |
| When immigrants arrived in American towns they often stayed together in the same part of town. What are these called? | Ethnic enclaves |
| When immigrants arrived they were often not liked by American who were already here. What is the term for people who did not like immigrants? | Nativism |
| An example of assimilating immigrants into American culture is making them pass what? | Literacy Tests |
| This women tried to help immigrant by establishing her Hull house. | Jane Addams |
| Who runs the political Machine? | Boss |
| What cartoonist helped bring down the tweed ring? | Thomas Nast |
| What does populism mean? | From the people |
| What Immigrant group helped form many of the traditions many Americans have during Christmas? | Germans |
| What immigrant group was hated during the Industrial Revolution but is celebrated today? | Irish |